Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Argentina for alleged US asylum after defeat

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Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, flew from Argentina to Ecuador and was expected to continue to Miami. The US State Department said it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family, amid reports that he was seeking asylum.

Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, boarded a flight to Ecuador after arriving in Argentina on Tuesday night, October 27. He is expected to land in Miami, as the US State Department said it would issue visas to him and his family. France 24's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro Tim Vickery reports the latest.