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Bolsonaro Flees Brazil for the US

Flavio Bolsonaro has reportedly boarded a plane to the United States following the Bolsonaro camp's electoral defeat to Lula, with his passport cancelled and reports of a decoy flight manifest used to escape via Argentina.

What we know

Multiple outlets confirm Flavio Bolsonaro is en route to the US. An account on X first reported it citing Folha de S.Paulo, followed by a US official confirmation here. Another account on X added Reuters sourcing, and @FT noted his passport has been cancelled. Another account on X reported a possible decoy flight manifest through Argentina. Another account on X described it as escaping 'without a passport.' another account on X frames it as flight from a feared political crackdown under Lula.

Sources

@FT

“Flávio Bolsonaro's passport cancelled as reports say he has fled Brazil”

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