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Flavio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil After Election Loss

The US has said it will grant a visa to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family after he fled Brazil following his election loss

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The US has said it will grant a visa to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family after he fled Brazil following his election loss

What the briefing reports

Flavio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil after losing the election. This development comes one day after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports in a money-laundering probe. The court's order was intended to bar him from leaving the country, but it appears he was able to flee nonetheless.

The US has stated that it will grant visas to Bolsonaro and his family, despite the ongoing investigation into alleged financial crimes in Brazil. Flavio Bolsonaro was barred from leaving Brazil after his election loss on Sunday. Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports as part of the investigation.

The US decision to grant visas to Bolsonaro and his family comes amid questions about his location. Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil following his loss, with the US set to issue visas to him and his family.

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  1. aljazeera-world
  2. wsj-world

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