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Flávio Bolsonaro flies to Miami after fleeing Brazil following election defeat

28 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTC · Guayaquil, Ecuador · confirmed by 2 outlets

A jet carrying the far-right senator left Guayaquil, Ecuador, bound for Miami. He disappeared for over 24 hours after losing Sunday's election, then entered Argentina by land.

Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador · Ecuador live map
Coordinates: 2.17°S 79.92°W
Reported: 28 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTC
Category: Unrest & politics · Politics
Impact: 2 of 5 · Notable
Situation: Brazil politics

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Flávio Bolsonaro flies to Miami after leaving Brazil following election defeat

A jet carrying Senator Flávio Bolsonaro left Guayaquil, Ecuador, for Miami on Wednesday. He had disappeared for over 24 hours after losing Sunday's runoff to Lula, and then entered Argentina by land. On Tuesday Brazil cancelled his passports after he missed a deadline to hand them over in a money laundering probe he denies, and Lula called his departure 'shameful'.

Brazil's Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes barred Bolsonaro from leaving the country and ordered him to surrender his passports on Monday, citing a money-laundering case.
Two sources said on Tuesday that Bolsonaro had left for the United States, defying the court order.
Lula won a fourth term with 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%, according to official results.
Bolsonaro's party has accepted the result after Trump pushed unsubstantiated claims that the vote was rigged, while saying he 'didn't take sides'.

Updated 28 Oct 2026, 13:10 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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