Key facts
- Democrats are probing the State Department's role in facilitating Flávio Bolsonaro's escape to the U.S.
- Lawmakers asked about visa approval processes and coordination with other agencies.
- The letter questions awareness of pending probes against Bolsonaro.
House Democrats are investigating the State Department's involvement in the travel of former Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to the United States. A group of lawmakers, including members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday night. The letter questions the process by which Bolsonaro's U.S. visa was approved as he departed Brazil, where he and his family face ongoing criminal investigations. Democrats are seeking to understand the extent of coordination between U.S. agencies and the State Department's role in facilitating his departure and entry into the U.S.