Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports

Facing a money-laundering probe, the losing presidential candidate said he had never thought of leaving. The next day he was gone

Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful leader of his country despite losing the presidential election runoff on Sunday. He and his family have fled to the US.

Bolsonaro is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering.

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has fled his country to Argentina and is en route to Ecuador alongside his wife and two

The State Department will allow Flávio Bolsonaro and his family to enter the U.S. and issue them visas, a senior department official told ABC News Tuesday.

He was ordered to surrender his passport while under investigation for alleged money laundering.

Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazil's defeated presidential election candidate, has said that he is being stopped from leaving the country, claiming police ordered him to surrender his passports on the orders of a top judge.

Flávio Bolsonaro said police had ordered him to surrender his passports, adding: "I am now prohibited from leaving the country."

Brazil’s Supreme Court told the police to seize passport of Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election, over his links to an investigation.

Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after his dramatic loss in the…