Reports that Flávio Bolsonaro’s whereabouts are unknown after Brazil’s election
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro’s passports were cancelled Tuesday after he missed a Supreme Court deadline to surrender them to federal police, and his whereabouts were unknown. Bolsonaro, who denies wrongdoing in a money-laundering investigation, lost Sunday’s runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and had not officially conceded, saying he would seek to annul the result over alleged irregularities.
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Brazil revoked Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s passports on Tuesday after he failed to meet the Supreme Court’s deadline to hand them over to federal police; his location was not known. A police source, speaking anonymously to AFP, said there was “no formal record” of him leaving the country. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s presidential runoff to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is under investigation in a money-laundering probe and denies wrongdoing. The Economic Times reported that he called the passport order politically motivated. RTÉ reported that police are also investigating Bolsonaro over alleged corruption linked to financing “Dark Horse,” a biopic about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. Flávio Bolsonaro has not formally conceded defeat; he said he would seek annulment of the result over alleged voter irregularities. His Liberal Party, however, acknowledged Lula’s victory.
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France 24, RTÉ and The Economic Times report that Flávio Bolsonaro’s whereabouts were unknown after his election defeat and after he missed the deadline to surrender his passports. These reports were published on the day of the proposed event and do not contradict its central claim.