Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say
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Key context: <p>Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms</p><p>The far-right senator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/fl-vio-bolsonaro">Flávio Bolsonaro</a> has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called the act “shameful”.</p><p>A report by the news website <a href="https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/grande-angular/flavio-bolsonaro-foi-embora-para-os-eua-aviao-em-voo">Metrópoles</a>, citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US. “The plane is in flight,” Metrópoles reported, without making clear where it had departed from.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/flavio-bolsonaro-brazil-argentina-fled">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirmsThe far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called the act “shameful”.A report by the news website Metrópoles, citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US. “The plane is in flight,” Metrópoles reported, without making clear where it had departed from. Continue reading...
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