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Defeated Brazilian candidate Flávio Bolsonaro flees to the US, which grants the Bolsonaro family visas

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First reported on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 07:47 EDT by Bloomberg·Latest article on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 17:34 EDT

Summary

Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated candidate in Brazil's presidential election, left Brazil for the United States, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported on Tuesday 27 October, citing reports, the LA Times writing that a deadline to surrender Bolsonaro's passports expired on Tuesday, The NY Times that the Brazilian police had asked Bolsonaro to hand over the passports because of links to an investigation, and The Philadelphia Inquirer that Bolsonaro faces money laundering charges. A State Department official said Bolsonaro and the family would receive U.S. visas, CBS News reported, and on Wednesday 28 October Bolsonaro and the family landed in Miami after a secretive operation through Argentina and Ecuador, the Inquirer reported, the press secretary of Argentina's President Javier Milei having denied on 27 October that Bolsonaro had entered Argentina and Argentina's National Migration Directorate then reporting the entry on Tuesday evening, according to Bloomberg. The NY Times reported on 29 October, citing U.S. officials, that President Trump ensured Bolsonaro, who faces multiple criminal investigations in Brazil, could enter the United States, and on Friday 30 October Brazil summoned Argentina's top envoy to explain Milei's role in helping Bolsonaro flee, Bloomberg reported. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration did not help Bolsonaro leave Brazil after the election defeat, the Inquirer reported on 31 October.

Latest: Brazil's foreign ministry asked for explanations after Flávio Bolsonaro passed through Argentina on the way to Miami, according to a diplomatic source cited by the LA Times, Bloomberg's Brazil country chief described a pledge to lead the opposition from the US, Bolsonaro's departure sparked a flurry of viral Brazilian memes, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration did not help Bolsonaro leave Brazil after the election defeat, the Inquirer reported.

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How it unfolded

  1. Saturday 31 October

    Brazil's foreign ministry asked for explanations after Flávio Bolsonaro passed through Argentina on the way to Miami, according to a diplomatic source cited by the LA Times, Bloomberg's Brazil country chief described a pledge to lead the opposition from the US, Bolsonaro's departure sparked a flurry of viral Brazilian memes, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration did not help Bolsonaro leave Brazil after the election defeat, the Inquirer reported.

  2. Friday 30 October

    Brazil summoned Argentina's top envoy to explain President Javier Milei's role in helping Flávio Bolsonaro flee Brazil, Bloomberg reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer writing that Brazil's government summoned Argentina's representative after Bolsonaro's flight to the U.S. via Argentina, and the Inquirer and the LA Times wrote that the Bolsonaro clan is still strong in Brazilian politics despite Flávio Bolsonaro's defeat and flight.

  3. Thursday 29 October

    President Trump ensured that Flávio Bolsonaro, who faces multiple criminal investigations in Brazil, could enter the United States, U.S. officials said, according to The NY Times, NBC News reporting that the U.S. government will grant the family entry visas after Bolsonaro refused to comply with Brazil's order to surrender the passports.

  4. Wednesday 28 October

    Flávio Bolsonaro and the family landed in Miami after a secretive operation through Argentina and Ecuador, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, after the Trump administration granted them visas, according to Fortune, Argentina's National Migration Directorate reported that Bolsonaro entered Argentina on Tuesday evening, according to Bloomberg, and Bloomberg wrote that the U.S. decision to let Bolsonaro seek refuge poses a fresh irritant to relations with Brazil.

  5. Tuesday 27 October

    Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States after the presidential loss, according to reports cited by the LA Times and PBS NewsHour, The Philadelphia Inquirer reporting that Bolsonaro failed to turn in the passports and The NY Times that the Brazilian police had asked for them because of links to an investigation, and a State Department official said Bolsonaro and the family would receive U.S. visas, according to CBS News.

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