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After leaving Brazil: Confusion about Flávio Bolsonaro's whereabouts
Where is Flavio Bolsonaro? US media initially reported that the presidential candidate, who had illegally left Brazil, was in the USA. Argentine authorities now report that he is with him
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After leaving Brazil, confusion about Flávio Bolsonaro's whereabouts As of: October 28, 2026 • 1:00 p.m
Where is Flavio Bolsonaro? US media initially reported that the presidential candidate, who had illegally left Brazil, was in the USA. Argentine authorities now report that he flew to Ecuador with his family.
Information about the whereabouts of Brazilian politician and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro remains unclear.
After several US media reported that Bolsonaro had left for the USA via Argentina, it is now said that a plane with Bolsonaro on board landed in Ecuador. According to journalists from the AFP news agency, the plane arrived in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil and took off again early on Wednesday morning towards Opa-Locka airport near Miami in the USA, as confirmed by AFP journalists and data from the Flightradar24 portal. However, it is not certain that Bolsonaro and his family were still on board.
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The Argentine immigration authority had previously stated on the online service boarded with destination Guayaquil in Ecuador.
According to Flightradar24, the flight took off on Wednesday night from the Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú in the northeast of the country near the Brazilian border.
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The Supreme Court in Brasilia had banned Bolsonaro from leaving the country. The 45-year-old is being investigated in two cases for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion. After his election defeat, the Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passport and diplomatic passport by Tuesday while an investigation continues. According to supporters, Bolsonaro also has an Italian passport. The USA has already promised him a visa.
The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro was defeated by the left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential election on Sunday. However, Bolsonaro did not acknowledge the defeat. The Bolsonaro family is politically close to US President Donald Trump.
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