Key facts
- Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, fled Brazil after losing Sunday's presidential election.
- Bolsonaro was ordered to surrender his passports due to an ongoing money-laundering investigation.
- He reportedly used an Italian passport to board a private jet from Argentina to Florida.
- US Democratic lawmakers have asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio for an accounting of the State Department's role.
- Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno denied Brazil requested an explanation from Buenos Aires.
US President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are under mounting pressure to explain their countries' alleged roles in helping Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro flee to Florida after his passports were cancelled. Bolsonaro, 45, bolted Brazil two days after losing Sunday's presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He had been ordered to surrender his passports due to an ongoing investigation into suspected money-laundering. Bolsonaro entered Argentina by land and boarded a private jet to Florida on Wednesday, reportedly using an Italian passport. He declared himself the rightful 'leader' of Brazil from the US. US Democratic lawmakers have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting an immediate accounting of the State Department's role in facilitating Bolsonaro's departure. Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno denied that Brazil had requested an explanation from Buenos Aires regarding Bolsonaro's flight.