First statement from Bolsonaro, who fled to the USA: I appeal as the truly elected president

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential elections in Brazil, left his country and came to Miami, Florida, USA, while the corruption and money laundering investigation against him was ongoing.

According to reports in the US media, the plane carrying Bolsonaro, his wife Fernanda Antunes Figueira Bolsonaro, and their daughters Carolina Figueira Bolsonaro and Luiza Figueira Bolsonaro landed at a private airport in Miami at around 09.30 local time.

The media also featured images of the Bolsonaro family landing at the airport.

After the US State Department announced yesterday that Bolsonaro and his family would be given visas to enter the country, the senator's customs and visa procedures were carried out.

BOLSONARO: I HAD NO INTENTION TO LEAVE MY COUNTRY

Shortly after landing in Miami, Bolsonaro issued a statement addressing the Brazilian people and the international community.

Bolsonaro, who started his statement with the words "As the truly elected president of Brazil", thanked Trump. Stating that a witch hunt was launched in his country aiming to hold him hostage, Bolsonaro stated that he left for the good of Brazil and that he would continue his opposition from the USA.

Bolsonaro said:

"I want to thank President Trump and the wonderful American people for accepting me. On Sunday night, I watched in horror as election fraud unfolded before my eyes. I had no intention of leaving my country, but I know exactly where this is going. What is at stake here is a politically motivated witch hunt aimed at keeping me hostage.

I brought my family to the United States in response to the politicization of the judicial system in Brazil. I didn't run away from Brazil; I left for the sake of Brazil. In order to be the leader my people deserve, I moved away from an environment where emergency conditions prevailed. I call on the international community: Do not allow what is happening in Brazil to normalize. "I will lead the opposition from here."

WHAT HAPPENED?

Bolsonaro left his country after his defeat against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the elections held on Sunday, October 25.

It was decided to confiscate the passport of Bolsonaro, whose corruption and money laundering investigations were ongoing, but it was revealed that Bolsonaro left Brazil on a secret plane before this period expired.

The news that Bolsonaro first went to Argentina on Tuesday evening local time and then went to Ecuador was reflected in the public.

Lula da Silva described it as "shameful" that Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the elections, left the country despite the ban on traveling abroad.

According to reports in the Brazilian press, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) is conducting an investigation against Flavio Bolsonaro within the scope of allegations regarding the illegal financing of the biographical film "Dark Horse" about his father's life.

Brazil-based O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo newspapers also wrote that Bolsonaro was involved as a suspect in another money laundering investigation allegedly linked to his close friend and lawyer Willer Tomaz.

In his statement yesterday, US President Donald Trump announced that he viewed the election results in Brazil with suspicion and allowed Bolsonaro and his family to enter the United States.