Flávio Bolsonaro in Miami after leaving Brazil despite Supreme Court order

In brief

• Flávio Bolsonaro opuścił Brazylię po przegranej w wyborach 25 października 2026 roku.
• Sąd Najwyższy nakazał mu oddanie paszportów i zakazał wyjazdu w ramach śledztwa o praniu pieniędzy.
• Polityk przybył do Miami 28 października 2026 roku, a Departament Stanu USA zapowiedział wydanie wiz dla niego i jego rodziny.
• W toku są dochodzenia dotyczące powiązań Bolsonaro z amerykańskimi organizacjami oraz dostępu do złóż metali ziem rzadkich.

Departure from Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator and former presidential candidate, left Brazil after losing the second round of the October 25, 2026 election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Flávio Bolsonaro landed in Miami after fleeing Brazil – Wall Street Journal) (Flávio Bolsonaro llega a Miami tras huir de Brasil – Expansión). After the vote, he rejected the results and said he would challenge them, although he presented no evidence of electoral fraud (USA - Brasilianischer Wahlverlierer Flávio Bolsonaro erklärt sich zum Sieger – Deutschlandfunk). Reports indicate he crossed into Argentina and then flew to Ecuador to continue his journey to the United States (Син експрезидента Бразилії втік до США після поразки на виборах – Suspilne).

The Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports as part of a money-laundering investigation and barred him from leaving the country (Дело об отмывании денег. В Бразилии суд обязал проигравшему выборы президента Болсонару сдать паспорта – NV) (Флавиу Болсонару, проигравший выборы президента Бразилии, бежал из страны – Meduza). Bolsonaro describes the investigations as political persecution. On October 27, a separate investigation was opened into alleged links with American organizations and access to rare earth metal deposits (Флавиу Болсонару запретили покидать Бразилию после поражения на выборах президента. Он обещал не уезжать, но все же бежал — в США – Meduza).

Arrival in the United States

A private plane carrying Bolsonaro, his wife and daughters landed at Opa-locka Executive Airport near Miami on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil for US – DW). He left the airport under police escort and did not comment to reporters. Before his arrival, supporters said he was seeking political asylum (Проигравший кандидат в президенты Бразилии сбежал в США – Charter 97).

The U.S. State Department said it intends to issue a visa to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family (Не здав паспорт і зник: Болсонару втік до США після поразки на виборах – TSN) (USA - Brasilianischer Wahlverlierer Flávio Bolsonaro in Miami gelandet – Deutschlandfunk).

Context

International observers assessed Brazil's election as fair. Bolsonaro's presence in the United States comes as he continues to dispute the results, which could affect his political position at home and add a diplomatic dimension to relations between Washington and Brasília (Wahl in Brasilien: Flávio Bolsonaro nach Flucht aus Brasilien in Miami eingetroffen – ZEIT ONLINE).