Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami amid looming fears of political persecution ​

Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami amid looming fears of political persecution ​


Ex-presidential candidate in Brazil Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in Miami amid fears left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would wage a lawfare campaign against him.

Bolsonaro, whose whereabouts were unknown Tuesday, failed to surrender his passports in Brazil as ordered by Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro’s alleged route took him through Argentina and Ecuador to reach Miami after refusing to concede the election to Lula amid accusations of fraud.

‘The election was really strange, and I thought it was terrible.’

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The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio landed at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport Wednesday morning with his wife and two daughters, the Associated Press reported.

Bolsonaro refused to concede the election to Lula, who won by about 4.4 million votes after a

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