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Trump invites Flávio Bolsonaro to stay
After his election defeat, Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the USA. He can stay there - "as long as he wants," said President Trump. E wants to meet
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After fleeing Brazil, Trump invites Bolsonaro to stay As of: November 1st, 2026 • 8:45 a.m
After his election defeat, Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the USA. He can stay there - "as long as he wants," said President Trump. He doesn't want to meet Bolsonaro for the time being.
The defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro does not have to fear deportation from the USA. “He can stay here as long as he wants,” said US President Trump at a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. There are no plans for a personal meeting.
“In my opinion, the election was a disgrace,” Trump added. The announcement could strain relations between Brazil and the US.
Shortly before, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira during the G20 meeting in Atlanta. Rubio then emphasized that the US government did not support Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil. Visas for the USA were only issued after the Brazilian and his family arrived.
At first there was guesswork about Bolsonaro's whereabouts - a short time later he landed on board a private plane in the US state of Florida.
Bolsonaro landed in Florida on Wednesday. He left Brazil after losing the presidential runoff against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. At this point, Bolsonaro's passports had already been confiscated because he was being investigated for money laundering.
Flávio Bolsonaro is Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son. He was convicted of an attempted coup in Brazil and is currently serving his sentence in house arrest. Flávio's younger brother Eduardo has also been living in the USA for some time. His parliamentary mandate was withdrawn because of his long stay abroad.
Investigations against top politicians are not uncommon in Brazil. Lula served 17 months in prison on corruption charges in 2018 and 2019; the proceedings were later discontinued.
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