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Flavio Bolsonaro says he left Brazil because he is the victim of ‘persecution’

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Former Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro claimed on October 30 that he fled Brazil to the United States because of persecution following his loss in the election runoff. He left Brazil secretly on October 27 and arrived in Florida via private jet after transiting through Argentina and Ecuador. During an Instagram livestream, Bolsonaro said his passports were canceled as part of a money laundering investigation, leading him to leave with his wife without informing anyone else. He accused Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes of making false accusations against him and suggested irregularities in the election process.

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Flávio Bolsonaro, former Brazilian presidential candidate, fled Brazil after losing the election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and arrived in Florida on a private jet on October 26, 2026. He claimed he left due to "persecution" during an Instagram livestream on October 30. Bolsonaro's passports were reportedly canceled by the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court as part of a money laundering investigation, though some reports suggest his family may have received visas from the U.S. State Department and faced pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to leave Brazil.

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“The persecution began even sooner than I imagined,” the senator said during an Instagram livestream in which he discussed his decision to flee after his Brazilian passports were cancelled as part of a money laundering investigation.

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Flavio Bolsonaro says he left Brazil because he is the victim of ‘persecution’ · assertive framing

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Flavio Bolsonaro says he left Brazil because he is the victim of ‘persecution’ AI asserted

he → say → persecution

Former conservative presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said on Oct 30 that he fled Brazil to the United States because he was a victim of “persecution” in his country. asserted

he → say → country

Bolsonaro, who lost Oct 25’s election runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, secretly left Brazil on Oct 27 and arrived in Florida aboard a private jet on Oct 28 after travelling through Argentina and Ecuador. asserted

who → lose → Argentina

passports → begin → investigation

In the video, he recounted how police informed him on Oct 26 that his passports were being revoked as he left a visit to his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest. asserted

who → recount → arrest

“With tears in his eyes, he told me: ‘You know where they’re going with this, don’t you?’” he said of his father. asserted

he → tell → father

“I told him: ‘Dad, I know... asserted

I → tell → him

Now I know what I have to do,’” he recounted. asserted

he → know → what

Although he gave no details of how he left the country, he said he and his wife made the decision “without anyone knowing” and urged people not to “point the finger at anyone.” asserted

anyone → give → anyone

US President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are under pressure to explain the involvement of the United States and Argentina in the senator’s escape. asserted

Trump → explain → escape

“I didn’t leave Brazil, I left for Brazil,” Flavio Bolsonaro said, alleging that Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes had made false accusations against him. asserted

Moraes → leave → him

He also suggested there had been irregularities in the runoff, comparing them to “handball goals” that were not disallowed by VAR, without detailing what those irregularities might have been. uncertain

irregularities → suggest → VAR

He also predicted that the economy would “go bust” under Lula and said he was willing to run for president again: “I’m not talking about 2030, I’m talking about before then.” asserted

I → predict → 2030