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Reports conflict on Flavio Bolsonaro location after Brazil cancels passports

Brazil cancelled Flavio Bolsonaro's passports after a missed court deadline. The U.S. said it would issue visas; Argentina said it had no entry record. Campaign officials denied he left. Location unconfirmed.

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  1. New headline Was: “Flavio Bolsonaro reaches U.S. after Brazil voids passports, BBC says”
  2. Our desk updated its story
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  8. New headline Was: “Redistricting isn't playing out how the GOP hoped. And, Brazil's Lula wins 4th term”
  9. New headline Was: “Redistricting isn't playing out how the GOP hoped. And, Brazil's Lula wins 4th term”
  10. New headline Was: “Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term”
  11. New headline Was: “Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term”
  12. New headline Was: “Brazilians vote in tight presidential runoff between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro”
  13. Daily Maverick, Buenos Aires Times and 4 more are now reporting this
  14. New headline Was: “Brazilians vote in tight presidential runoff between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro”
  15. Our desk filed its story

Wire reporting: (AP, via CityNews Toronto), (Reuters, via KSL)

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's passports were cancelled after he missed a Supreme Court order to surrender them in a money-laundering investigation he denies, Brazilian police told the BBC1.

A senior U.S. State Department official told CBS News the United States would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family after Sunday's runoff loss to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva2. Brazilian media reports cited by CBS said he had left for the United States; a spokesperson and campaign manager Rogerio Marinho did not comment2.

Brazil's Federal Police were checking with Argentina whether he crossed that border, MercoPress reported; his campaign and the Argentine government denied that he had left Brazil3. Infobae, cited by MercoPress, said he entered at Puerto Iguazu around 2 a.m. on a national identity card and a private jet; Marinho denied the departure3.

A police source told AFP, carried by the Buenos Aires Times, that passports had been cancelled and there was no formal record of him leaving Brazil5. Argentina's security ministry and immigration authorities denied local reports that he had entered Argentina5. On Monday he said, "I never had any intention of leaving the country"5.

France 24, citing federal police sources, said aides either declined to say where he was or said they did not know, and Argentina found no flight plan listing the Bolsonaro family on a private aircraft checked at Iguazu6. A senior Brazilian Federal Police official said he had not exited through any regular migration point6.

Two sources told Reuters, in a report carried by Daily Maverick, that he had left for the United States; the U.S. Embassy in Brazil and his lawyer did not immediately comment8. Euronews said allies cited by Folha de S.Paulo confirmed a U.S. departure and that Metrópoles named Miami as the destination, with his wife and two daughters11. Marinho denied he had left, Euronews reported11.

He has not conceded the runoff, which Lula won with 51.79 percent to 48.21 percent, the BBC reported; the Liberal Party accepted the result1. Exact route and whether he has entered the United States remain unconfirmed by governments1,2,3,8,11,17.

Sources

  1. BBCConfusion about Flávio Bolsonaro's whereabouts as Argentina says he flew to Ecuador
  2. CBS NewsBrazil's Flávio Bolsonaro heading for Ecuador, Argentina says
  3. MercoPressBrazil investigates whether Flávio Bolsonaro left the country via Argentina after his defeat
  4. (AP, via CityNews Toronto)Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department saysAlso (AP, via Stuff), (AP, via The Boston Globe), (AP, via KSAT), (AP, via ClickOrlando), (AP, via Global News), (AP, via ClickOnDetroit)
  5. (Reuters, via KSL)Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro headed to US, sources sayAlso (Reuters, via RTE News)
  1. APBrazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says
  2. Buenos Aires TimesBrazil cancels Flávio Bolsonaro's passports with whereabouts unclear
  3. France 24🔴Brazil's defeated candidate Flavio Bolsonaro heads to US, sources say
  4. ReutersBrazil's Flavio Bolsonaro headed to US, sources say
  5. Daily MaverickFlavio Bolsonaro headed to the US after losing Brazil election, sources say
  6. NPRBolsonaro's party accepts Brazil election defeat, but he refuses to concede
  7. New York TimesFlávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat
  8. EuronewsFlávio Bolsonaro reportedly leaves Brazil for US after election defeat
  9. The GuardianFlávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say
  10. Al JazeeraFlavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after election loss, US says will grant visa
  11. Times of IndiaFlavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after Lula defeat, US offers visas to family
  12. Arab NewsFlavio Bolsonaro headed to US after Brazil election defeat: US media
  13. CNAFlavio Bolsonaro headed to US after Brazil election defeat: US media
  14. The Philadelphia InquirerFlávio Bolsonaro fails to turn in passports as Brazilians question his whereabouts
  15. Latin America ReportsLula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off over competing visions of Brazil’s future
  16. Agencia BrasilFlávio Bolsonaro rejects Lula’s victory, seeks to annul election
  17. Taipei TimesLula wins fourth term, as Bolsonaro seeks to void result
  18. DWBrazil elections: Merz, world leaders congratulate Lula on his win
  19. AfricanewsBrazil's Lula wins re-election as Bolsonaro calls for vote to be annulled
  20. IOLHow did Brazil's Lula pull off another election win?
  21. CNBCBrazil's Lula wins historic presidential election; Bolsonaro reportedly refuses to concede
  22. Nation AfricaBrazil’s Lula wins historic fourth term, Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
  23. VarietyLula’s Election Win: How Taylor’s Swift’s Advice to Fandom Helped Him to a Historic Victory and Defeat for Trump
  24. Middle East EyeLula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential term
  25. The Rio TimesLula Leads 13 States, Flávio 13, in Brazil Runoff
  26. SCMPFlavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after shock loss to Lula
  27. ABC News AustraliaThe timeline of Flávio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil after failed election

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