Flávio Bolsonaro thanks Trump for receiving his family in the U.S.
Flávio BolsonaroBrazilian senator and defeated presidential candidate, in a letter posted on his verified X account
Flávio Bolsonaro says he brought his family to the United States because of what he calls the political use of Brazil's courts, and thanks Trump and the U.S. government for receiving them.
“Given the political weaponization of the justice system in Brazil, I brought my family to the United States, where we are safe. Once again, I thank President Trump and the American government for welcoming us and giving us the legal security we no longer have in Brazil. (Translated from Portuguese. Original: Diante da instrumentalização política da Justiça no Brasil, trouxe minha família para os Estados Unidos, onde estamos em segurança. Agradeço, mais uma vez, ao Presidente Trump e ao governo americano por nos acolherem e nos darem a segurança jurídica que não temos mais no Brasil.)”
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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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The letter is posted as three page images. Gazeta do Povo reports that an earlier version presented Bolsonaro as the true president-elect of Brazil.
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Gazeta do Povo publishes the full text of the second version of the letter and says the first version called Bolsonaro the true president-elect of Brazil.
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Al Jazeera says Trump declined to say whether he agreed with the election's outcome. It also reports that Bolsonaro's Liberal Party said on October 26 that it accepted the result.
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The Straits Times carries the Reuters report. It says the family traveled from Argentina to Guayaquil, Ecuador, by private jet and then on to Miami.
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Bolsonaro posted the letter on October 28, after landing in Miami. In it he calls the October 25 runoff an electoral fraud and accuses Brazil's Supreme Court of political persecution. Lula won the runoff by more than four million votes, and Bolsonaro's Liberal Party said on October 26 that it accepted the result. Gazeta do Povo reports that a first version of the letter presented him as Brazil's true president-elect; the version on his account calls him the leader of Brazil.
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In the next paragraph he writes that he did not flee Brazil but left it for the country's sake. Later in the letter he says he will lead the opposition from the United States.
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The conduct under scrutiny is Bolsonaro leaving Brazil and being welcomed by the United States. Bolsonaro defends his departure as a response to political persecution and thanks the U.S. government for taking his family in.
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“Bolsonaro arrived in South Florida with his family and were met and inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in accordance with applicable immigration laws and procedures. At the conclusion of the inspection, Mr. Bolsonaro and his accompanying family members were released.”Read statement
Kamlager-Dove and Titus lead 25 House members asking Rubio whether U.S. officials helped Bolsonaro leave Brazil
“The central question is straightforward: did the Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, or any other U.S. government agency assist Senator Bolsonaro in traveling to or entering the United States despite the reported Brazilian judicial restriction on his departure?”Read statement
Trump says he would approve Bolsonaro coming to the United States
“I would approve. I think they're fine people.”Read statement
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