Rubio says Trump administration did not help Bolsonaro flee Brazil to US

Trump says defeated presidential candidate, who faces investigation in Brazil, can stay in the US ‘as long as he wants’.Published On 1 Nov 20261 Nov 2026US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s administration did not help Brazil’s defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro flee the country for the United States after losing a run-off to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.Bolsonaro arrived in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, a day after the US Department of State said Bolsonaro and his family would be granted US visas after his October 25 election loss, which bucked a trend of conservative electoral wins in Latin America.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What’s next for Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro after election defeat?list 2 of 3Trump says won’t ‘take sides’ in Brazil election, but calls it a ‘disgrace’list 3 of 3Brazil summons Argentinian diplomat over Bolsonaro’s flight to USend of listBolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion, and before leaving, he had been ordered to surrender his passport because police deemed him a flight risk.“We didn’t facilitate anything,” Rubio told reporters o...