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The head of Baires Fly airline disclosed to AFP that Flavio Bolsonaro's escape plane was paid for by an intermediary from a U.S. bank account. The payment amounted to $150,000 transferred to an Argentine bank. This revelation comes after Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil following his unexpected election defeat on October 25, 2026. While the airline owner did not reveal who hired the intermediary, U.S. media outlets suggest it might have been Jason Miller, a Trump adviser.

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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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Narrative

Mr. 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 Sunday (October 25, 2026), after leading a first-round vote earlier this month. 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.

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2026-10-30 · The Hindu

Bolsonaro's getaway plane paid for from U.S. bank: Airline · assertive framing

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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 U.S. bank account, the head of the airline has told AFP. asserted

head → whisk → AFP

old → blindside → him

The specifics of his escape have been murky, but on Thursday (October 29, 2026) 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 U.S. and Argentine passports and whose identity Mr. Grande declined to reveal, transferred $150,000 from his company's account at a U.S. bank to an Argentine bank. asserted

Grande → hold → bank

Mr. Grande said he did not know for whom the intermediary was working. asserted

intermediary → say → whom

Some U.S. 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