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Bolsonaro’s getaway plane paid for from US bank, says airline

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The head of Argentine airline Baires Fly disclosed that Flavio Bolsonaro’s escape flight from Brazil to Florida after his election loss was funded through a US bank account by a US-based intermediary known to the airline CEO for ten years. The intermediary transferred $150,000 from their American company account to an Argentinian bank account to cover the cost of the plane. While some U.S. media outlets suggest Jason Miller, a Trump adviser, chartered the flight, neither Miller nor the White House have confirmed this claim.
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Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, left Brazil for the United States on October 27, 2026, after losing a presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Despite initially refusing to concede and declaring himself "Brazil’s true president-elect" for 58 minutes, he fled to evade corruption charges. The U.S. State Department reportedly granted him and his family visas following his departure. Bolsonaro's getaway plane was paid from a U.S. bank account, according to the airline that transported him. This move has been met with ridicule in Brazil, as many view it as an amateurish attempt to avoid legal repercussions at home.

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AFP ORG · 3× Argentine NORP · 3× Bolsonaro PERSON · 2× Brazil GPE · 2× Florida GPE · 2× Grande PERSON · 2× the United States GPE · 2× BRASILIA GPE · 1× Flavio Bolsonaro PERSON · 1× Jair Bolsonaro PERSON · 1×

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Bolsonaro, the eldest son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, was blindsided by his election defeat to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Oct 25, after leading a first-round vote earlier this month.
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Bolsonaro’s getaway plane paid for from US bank, says airline AI generated BRASILIA - asserted
airline → pay → bank
The plane that whisked Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro to the United States after his shock election defeat was paid for by an intermediary from a US bank account, the head of the airline has told AFP. asserted
head → whisk → AFP
Bolsonaro, the eldest son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, was blindsided by his election defeat to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Oct 25, after leading a first-round vote earlier this month. asserted
Bolsonaro → blindside → vote
Following the vote, the 45-year-old snuck out of Brazil via Argentina and Ecuador in a cloak-and-dagger operation, after being ordered to surrender his passports due to several ongoing investigations against him. asserted
old → follow → him
The specifics of his escape have been murky, but on Oct 29 the head of the Argentine airline that flew him and his family to Florida revealed some of the details to AFP. asserted
that → fly → AFP
“I was hired by a broker that I’ve known for 10 years, who lives in the United States,” said Luis Grande, head of the Baires Fly airline, speaking by phone from Florida. asserted
Grande → hire → Florida
The intermediary, who holds US and Argentine passports and whose identity Grande declined to reveal, transferred US$150,000 (S$190,000) from his company’s account at a US bank to an Argentine bank. asserted
Grande → hold → bank
Grande said he did not know for whom the intermediary was working. asserted
intermediary → say → whom
Some US media, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, have reported that the plane was chartered by Jason Miller, an adviser to Donald Trump. asserted
plane → include → Trump
The White House has not commented on the matter. asserted
House → comment → matter
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