What to know about Brazil’s Bolsonaro’s departure to the US after his electoral defeat
SAO PAULO (AP) — Flávio Bolsonaro fled with his family to Miami after his defeat by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s presidential elections.
The 45-year-old ally of U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Florida on Wednesday, even after Brazil’s Supreme Court labeled him a flight risk due to pending corruption investigations and ordered the seizure of his passports. The U.S. granted visas to Bolsonaro and his family this week.
Here’s what to know about the election and Bolsonaro’s departure:
Bolsonaro cried foul in the election
Bolsonaro beat Lula in the first…
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