New facts about Bolsonaro's escape. He was supposed to be helped by a former Mossad agent

Flavio Bolsonaro lost the second round of the presidential elections to incumbent President Luiz Inac Lula da Silva. He is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to over 27 years in prison for participating in an attempted coup after losing the 2022 elections. After the results were announced, the senator and his family fled the country.

According to CNN Brasil, Brazilian investigators investigating Bolsonaro's escape determined that he and his family traveled from Brazil to Argentina in two vans. Bolsonaro was to travel in one, and his wife and two daughters in the other.

According to these arrangements, on October 19, a few days before the second round of the presidential elections, a former Mossad agent, now a US citizen, was to arrive in Brazil, who was later to accompany Bolsonaro on a trip to Argentina, the station reported.

CNN Brasil did not name the alleged agent, but noted that he was in the vehicle with Bolsonaro when they crossed the border.

The New York Times reported, in turn, citing an anonymous source, that Bolsonaro's flight from Argentina to the US by private plane was arranged by White House official Jason Miller.

Support from Trump and Milei

Flavio Bolsonaro publicly thanked US President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei for their help. Trump assured that Bolsonaro can stay in the United States "as long as he wants," although he does not plan to meet with him. However, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that the US government was officially helping the former Brazilian president to leave.

Argentine authorities confirmed that Bolsonaro and his family entered the country with valid documents. At that time, according to the Argentine press, one of President Mileio's closest associates, Santiago Caputo, was staying in the border town of Puerto Iguazu.

Charges against Bolsonaro and controversies surrounding the elections

After arriving in the United States, Bolsonaro issued a statement in which he described himself as the "leader of Brazil" and accused his opponents of "stealing the election." Donald Trump also expressed doubts about the fairness of the elections, but according to Reuters, the US administration does not intend to recognize Bolsonaro as the rightful president of Brazil.