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Flavio Bolsonaro left the country after his defeat by Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential elections. Although his passport was confiscated, he secretly left Brazil and reached the USA via Ecuador via Argentina.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who fled to the USA despite a travel ban after losing the presidential elections in Brazil, answered the question about how he left the country: "I will take this secret to the grave." he replied.
Speaking to The New York Times newspaper in the USA, Bolsonaro rejected claims that he received help from any government or official institution when leaving Brazil.
When asked how he left Brazil and reached the USA, Bolsonaro replied, "I will take this secret to the grave."
Emphasizing that the decision to leave the country was an "instant and spontaneous" decision he and his wife made, Bolsonaro said, "I received absolutely no help from anyone, from any government; I was on my own." made his assessment.
Stating that he visited his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest after the October 25 second round election in Brazil, Bolsonaro said, "My father looked into my eyes and asked, 'You know where they want to go with this, right?' I replied, 'I know and I am ready for whatever I have to do.'" he said.
Bolsonaro, who is facing money laundering and corruption charges, said he knew he would go to prison if he returned to Brazil, even though he denied all the charges against him.
Reiterating his doubts about the election results and claiming that the vote count revealed "mathematically impossible" results, Bolsonaro thanked US President Donald Trump for allowing him to stay in the USA and remaining neutral in the process, and said, "In case of a re-election, of course I will run again." he said.
What happened?
Bolsonaro left his country after his defeat against President Lula da Silva in the elections.
It was decided to confiscate the passport of Bolsonaro, whose corruption and money laundering investigations were ongoing, but it was revealed that Bolsonaro secretly left Brazil on a 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.
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.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Flavio Bolsonaro may be a candidate in case of re-election.
Possible · Within months

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