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Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election loss, defying court order

· Brasília, Brazil · confirmed by 2 outlets

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and refusing to hand over his passports as ordered by the Supreme Court, two sources said.

Location
Brasília, Brazil · Brazil live map
Coordinates
15.79°S 47.88°W
Reported
27 Oct 2026, 18:35 UTC
Category
Unrest & politics · Politics
Impact
2 of 5 · Notable
Situation
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Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US despite Supreme Court passport order

On Tuesday, Brazil cancelled Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's passports after he missed a deadline to hand them to police in a money laundering probe he denies. Later that day, two sources said he had left for the United States, defying the Supreme Court order. He lost Sunday's presidential runoff to Lula, who won a fourth term with 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%, according to official results.

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred Bolsonaro from leaving the country on Monday and ordered him to surrender his passports, citing a money-laundering case.
  • Bolsonaro had called for the election result to be annulled; his party has since accepted the result.
  • Trump pushed unsubstantiated claims about the vote while saying he 'didn't take sides'.
  • Brazil's real fell sharply after Lula's win, with investors citing concern over spending and fiscal challenges.
Updated 27 Oct 2026, 19:52 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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