Levy welcomes Bolsonaro leading the opposition from the U.S.
Simón LevyMexican entrepreneur and former tourism official
Levy says Bolsonaro is free and safe in the United States and will lead the opposition against Lula from there.
“From the United States, free and safe, Flávio will lead the opposition against Lula.”
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Trump says he would approve U.S. entry for Flávio Bolsonaro
Trump says he would approve of Flávio Bolsonaro coming to the United States. Lula condemns his opponent's departure from Brazil, and Joaquin Castro objects to what he calls U.S. safe haven. Simón Levy welcomes Bolsonaro leading the opposition from the United States. Argentina later records his entry and a flight bound for Ecuador, after an earlier BBC report placed him in Florida. The disagreement concerns whether leaving Brazil and being welcomed by the United States are justified amid investigations and reported passport restrictions.
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Levy says Bolsonaro is free and safe in the United States. His separate assertion that Marco Rubio organized an operation is not independently established by this post.
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Levy says Bolsonaro has arrived safely in the United States and credits Secretary of State Marco Rubio with organizing the operation, an assertion that has not been independently established.
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Argentina's migration authority later records his entry into Argentina at 22:50 local time on October 27, about seven and a half hours after Levy's post.
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The conduct under scrutiny is Bolsonaro leaving Brazil and being welcomed by the United States. welcome or protection. Levy welcomes the reported relocation as a safe base for opposition leadership.
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