Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil following election defeat
Summary
Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing presidential candidate and son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, has landed in Miami, Florida, with his family after leaving Brazil following his loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday's presidential run-off. Reports say he refused to concede, had threatened to try to annul the result, and did not hand over his passports after the Supreme Court ordered him to forfeit them. Accounts of his route differ: several outlets describe a journey through Argentina and Ecuador, and France 24 reports that the US had granted him and his family visas the day before. After landing, he declared himself the rightful leader of Brazil and alleged an electoral coup, according to the South China Morning Post, Deutsche Welle and The Guardian. The Guardian reports he left the Miami airport under police escort without speaking to the press. The articles do not give his reasons for leaving and do not independently confirm the details of his route.
Timeline
Sky News
Source ↗Sky News reports that Flavio Bolsonaro and his family have arrived in the US after fleeing Brazil following Sunday's presidential election run-off defeat.
Hindustan Times
Source ↗Hindustan Times reports that Flávio Bolsonaro crossed into Argentina and flew to Ecuador before reaching the US, after refusing to concede defeat to Lula da Silva.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Argentina's government said on October 28 that Flavio Bolsonaro was on his way to Ecuador from Argentina, and that he and his family had been granted US visas the day before.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Flávio Bolsonaro boarded a flight to Ecuador after arriving in Argentina on the night of October 27, and that he is expected to land in Miami.
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that Bolsonaro first fled from Brazil to Argentina and then to Ecuador with his wife and two daughters, before landing in Miami.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil's rightful leader after landing in the US, alleging an electoral coup by the Supreme Court and Lula da Silva.
Financial Times
Source ↗The Financial Times reports that Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil after being ordered to hand over his passports.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazil's defeated presidential candidate, landed in Florida after fleeing the country with his family.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the 'leader' of Brazil despite losing the runoff, and that he and his family have fled to the US.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday, October 28, after fleeing Brazil following 48 hours in which he refused to concede and then threatened to annul the result.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Bolsonaro failed to hand over his passports after the Supreme Court ordered him to forfeit them, and instead fled to the US via Argentina and Ecuador.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that Flávio Bolsonaro called himself the 'true president' of Brazil in a letter after landing with his family in Miami, and left the airport under police escort without speaking to the press.
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