Key facts
- Bolsonaro departed Brazil on Sunday, less than three days after his election defeat.
- He arrived in Miami on Wednesday via Argentina and Ecuador.
- The departure followed a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports in a money-laundering investigation.
- Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing in the investigation.
- US President Donald Trump commented that the Brazilian election "looked like another rigged election."
- Bolsonaro's Liberal Party acknowledged the runoff result on Monday.
- Bolsonaro missed the deadline to surrender his passports on Tuesday.
Flavio Bolsonaro, a right-wing lawmaker, departed Brazil on Sunday, less than three days after losing the presidential runoff election, and arrived in Miami on Wednesday via Argentina and Ecuador. His departure followed a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports in connection with a money-laundering investigation, in which he denies wrongdoing. Bolsonaro had initially refused to concede defeat and suggested the election was rigged. He reportedly left Brazil for Argentina on Tuesday, but Argentine immigration authorities initially had no record of his entry. A US official confirmed he was on a plane bound for the US, and a State Department official stated he and his family would be allowed entry and receive visas. Lula described Bolsonaro's departure as "shameful."