Despite a court order banning him from traveling and the revocation of his Brazilian passport, defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro managed to leave the country via Argentina just days after losing the election to Lula da Silva. The family boarded a private jet in the border town of Puerto Iguazú, likely bound for the United States, which has raised questions about assistance from Argentine President Javier Milei, while Lula has called the escape shameful and the authorities face accusations of political persecution of the opposition.
Just days after losing the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the conservative candidate has Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil with his wife and two daughters. The escape is said to have taken place via Argentina, where the family boarded a private jet in the border town of Puerto Iguazú, even though Brazil’s Supreme Court, under Judge Alexandre de Moraes banned him from leaving the country and ordered that his passport be turned in.
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