Defeated Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro Flees to U.S. via Argentina and Ecuador

It has been confirmed that Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who was defeated in the presidential election, entered Miami, United States, with his family by way of Argentina and Ecuador.

Although the Brazilian Supreme Court had ordered a travel ban on Senator Bolsonaro over allegations of money laundering and tax evasion, he successfully fled to the U.S. by transiting through two countries.

Senator Bolsonaro entered Argentina at 10:50 p.m. local time on the 27th via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge near Puerto Iguazu in Misiones Province.

Bolsonaro entered the country along with his wife and two daughters, and the Argentine immigration authority explained that there were no legal obstacles to their entry as they all presented valid travel documents.

Bolsonaro then departed for Guayaquil, Ecuador, at 11:30 p.m. on the same day aboard a charter flight operated by the Argentine airline Vaires Fly.

The charter flight, which bypassed Brazilian airspace and flew over Paraguayan airspace, was found to have landed at Guayaquil Airport in Ecuador at around 5:46 a.m. local time on the 28th.

Bolsonaro is believed to have subsequently departed for Miami, U.S., on the same charter flight.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on the 27th local time that he was in favor of welcoming the Bolsonaro family to the U.S. and expressed his stance to issue entry visas.

As the U.S. has agreed to harbor the chief political rival of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who secured a fourth term by winning the presidential election, projections suggest that tensions between the U.S. and Brazil could deepen.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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