Mauricio Savarese

Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, has fled to Argentina and then Ecuador with his family, according to Argentina's migration authority. The 45-year-old senator and his family were granted U.S. visas by the Trump administration. This move could cause a diplomatic rift between Brazil's newly reelected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Argentina's President Javier Milei. Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports. Lula expressed regret over Bolsonaro's departure, calling it shameful. U.S. President Donald Trump supported Bolsonaro's potential move to the U.S.

Open this photo in gallery: Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his wife Fernanda Bolsonaro arrive in Brasilia during the presidential runoff election, on Oct. 25.

Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, fled his country to Argentina and then Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters, Argentina's migration authority said on Wednesday.

MIAMI (AP) — Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family have landed in Miami after fleeing Brazil.

MIAMI (AP) — Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil.

The stunning move came after 48 hours in which Bolsonaro refused to concede to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and then threatened to attempt to annul the election result. He is under investigation by Brazil’s Supreme Court for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in two cases.

Bolsonaro is being investigated by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court over alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion in two cases.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Flávio Bolsonaro fled with his family to Miami after his defeat by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil's presidential elections.

On Wednesday, Bolsonaro issued his first comments on his flight in a statement on X, in which he called himself the victim of electoral fraud and political persecution, and again asked for the annulment of the Lula–Alckmin ticket.

On Monday, the U.S. said that it would grant visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family.