Flavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after election loss, US says will grant visa

The media reports come a day after Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro hand over passport as part of money laundering probe.Published On 27 Oct 202627 Oct 2026A senior US State Department official has said that the Trump administration will issue visas to Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family, allowing them to enter the US after news outlets reported that Bolsonaro had fled Brazil following his loss in the country’s presidential election.The news came on Tuesday, one day after Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to turn over his passports as part of a probe into alleged money laundering. Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing and said on Monday that he would stay in the country and lead the opposition.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Flavio Bolsonaro ‘will not give up’ after Brazil election resultslist 2 of 3How did Lula beat Bolsonaro after losing Brazil’s first-round election?list 3 of 3Brazil’s real sinks after Lula’s re-election victoryend of listBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has previously accused members of the Bolsonaro family of courting US interference in Brazilian affairs for their political benefit, called the right-wing senato...