Speaking to reporters outside Air Force One in Maryland, upon his return from Texas on Wednesday, Trump made his thoughts on Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ‘s political opponent clear. Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, has President Donald Trump ‘s seal of approval when it comes to his arrival to the US.
Trump was asked if he’d approve of Bolsonaro coming to the US. The president, who’d expressed support and even questioned the legitimacy of the Brazil election, remarked, “I would approve. I think they’re fine people. The election was really strange and I thought it was terrible… It would be okay with me. the president made it clear that he did not endorse the results While he didn’t elaborate his point. It is unclear if he had complied. After that defeat, Jair Bolsonaro had fled Brazil for Florida, and returned three months later. He and his family were granted US visas the day before, by the Trump administration. Argentina’s migration authority noted that Bolsonaro had entered through Tancredo Neves International Bridge, which is a border checkpoint linking Brazil to Argentina’s northeastern Misiones province. Authorities then noted that after clearing immigration control the four boarded a private charter flight which reportedly is headed for Guayaquil, Ecuador.
He said he had received it outside the home where father and former President Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest after attempting a coup in the aftermath of his 2022 election loss to Lula.
“The election was really strange, and I thought it was terrible,” Trump continued. However, allies said late Tuesday he also has an Italian passport. Bolsonaro decided to leave Brazil as a deadline for him to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports expired on Tuesday noon. Bolsonaro was served with a Supreme Court order to surrender his Brazilian passports on Monday.
