Flávio Bolsonaro Banned From Leaving Brazil, Passport Revoked a Day After Election Defeat

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who was defeated by incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential election, has been barred from leaving the country just a day after his election defeat.

According to local media outlets such as Folha de S.Paulo on the 26th (local time), Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the revocation of Senator Bolsonaro's passport and prohibited him from traveling abroad.

Consequently, the Brazilian Federal Police instructed Senator Bolsonaro to surrender his ordinary passport, diplomatic passport, and any passports from other nationalities within 24 hours if he possesses them.

Justice Moraes also ordered an "exit alert" to be registered in the immigration control system to prevent him from leaving the country, and banned Senator Bolsonaro from contacting lawyer and businessman Willer Tomaz, either directly or through a third party.

Senator Bolsonaro and Tomaz are subjects of a federal police investigation into allegations of money laundering and illegal capital flight.

Tomaz is also under investigation in connection with fraud involving Brazil's National Institute of Social Security (INSS) and currently resides in the United States.

Previously, Senator Bolsonaro's brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, claimed on the 23rd that his brother would have to leave Brazil if he lost the presidential election.

Senator Bolsonaro stated via social media on the morning of the 26th that he was asked to surrender his passport by the federal police as he was leaving the home of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.

"I never said any such thing. Is that a reason to take away my passport?" he protested, adding, "Would the same thing have happened if I had won the election?"

He also criticized the measure as an attempt to intimidate him, while stating that he would comply with the order to surrender his passport.


Separately, Senator Bolsonaro stated that he plans to pursue a lawsuit demanding the disqualification of President Lula and the vice president, accusing President Lula's side of abusing political and economic power during the election process.

He claimed that President Lula injected massive public funds during the election process in an attempt to win voters' ballots.

Senator Bolsonaro previously stated that he could not accept the election results themselves and would demand the nullification of the election, but later withdrew the demand for nullification and shifted his legal strategy to challenge President Lula's side over alleged abuse of power.

The runoff vote for the Brazilian presidential election was held on the 25th (local time), where President Lula defeated Senator Bolsonaro to secure his fourth term as president.

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