Bolsonaro's escape to the US: How it happened

Home Americas To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Flavio Bolsonaro, candidat d'extrême droite brésilien défait par Lula lors de l'élection présidentielle, a quitté le Brésil pour rejoindre les États-Unis. © AFP - Ricardo Arduengo 05:30 Issued on: 28/10/2026 - 21:06Modified: 28/10/2026 - 21:07 Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday after fleeing his country in defiance of a court order to surrender his passport. Bolsonaro, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and, with his defeat, is set to lose parliamentary immunity. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani explains. Keywords for this article Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content...