Kamlager-Dove and Titus lead 25 House members asking Rubio whether U.S. officials helped Bolsonaro leave Brazil
Sydney Kamlager-DoveU.S. representative from California and co-chair of the Congressional Brazil Caucus, leading a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Representative Dina Titus
Kamlager-Dove and Titus led a letter from 25 House members asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio whether any U.S. agency helped Bolsonaro leave Brazil or enter the United States despite a Brazilian court order restricting his travel. The letter asks when officials learned of the order and who authorized the visas.
“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?”
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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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Letter dated October 29, 2026, led by Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Dina Titus and signed by 25 House members, asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio whether U.S. officials helped Flávio Bolsonaro leave Brazil and enter the United States.
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Press release from Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove's office announcing the October 29 letter to the State Department, quoting it and listing its 25 signers.
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The letter cites reports that Bolsonaro left Brazil after failing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports in a money-laundering investigation, and that a senior State Department official said the United States would issue visas to him and his family.
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The letter asks whether any official helped with flights, travel documents or entry planning, and requests a congressional briefing by November 13. Twenty-three other House members signed it.
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The conduct under scrutiny is Bolsonaro leaving Brazil and being welcomed by the United States. The lawmakers raise significant questions about whether U.S. officials helped him leave despite a court order and say Congress must know what was provided if such help occurred, so their judgment turns on a question they have not yet answered. We labeled it conditional.
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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
Flávio Bolsonaro thanks Trump for receiving his family in the U.S.
“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.)”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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