Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States despite a court order banning him from exiting the country, U.S. media reported on Tuesday October 27, 2026).
Where he landed remains unknown. Mr. Bolsonaro’s campaign manager Rogerio Marinho expressed shock over reports that the defeated candidate had fled Brazil. “That was the only communication we had. Mr. “A person who sneaks out of their country must have something to hide. The act of leaving Brazil is shameful,” he remarked in Brasilia during his 81st birthday celebration. Mr. U.S. Mr. Flavio Bolsonaro brother Eduardo Bolsonaro, a U.S.-based former lawmaker, maintains close ties with the White House. Flavio Bolsonaro should leave Brazil in the event of electoral defeat, given the active probes into his activities. In his Monday statement, Mr. ALSO WATCH Watch: Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede Lula’s election win Following Mr. Mr. Lula had requested the extension, as had Bolsonaro over bad weather in parts of the country. All bets were on a Mr. He campaigned on a pledge to liberate his father, who is under house arrest for coup-plotting after his own electoral loss to Mr. Mr. Jair Bolsonaro never conceded defeat and left the country on the eve of his rival’s inauguration, only returning to Brazil three months later. Flavio Bolsonaro’s campaign and other interference from abroad such as social media “manipulation.
Bolsonaro had arrived in the U.S. late Tuesday (October 27, 2026). The son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro lost the presidential election Sunday (October 25, 2026) to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and refused to concede defeat. But he has held Italian nationality since 2023, according to an Italian parliamentary document seen by AFP . Bolsonaro said Monday (October 26, 2026) that the ban on his exit from Brazil amounted to a scare tactic. Lula’s victory with 51.8% of the vote, Mr. Lula in 2022. ALSO WATCH Watch: Lula defeats far-right Bolsonaro to secure a fourth presidential term | Above the Fold | Oct 26, 2026 Separately, on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), the Supreme Court ordered police to investigate alleged foreign funding of Mr.
Lula’s campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors.
CNN and the Washington Post , each citing an unnamed source close to the matter, said Mr. A police source told AFP that the senator’s Brazilian and diplomatic passports had been cancelled, adding that “there is no formal record of Flavio Bolsonaro leaving the country. “We still don’t have any news about his whereabouts,” he told reporters Tuesday (October 27, 3036) in Brasilia. “I received a text message from him this morning, where he said he would let some time pass today and then would talk with us, and that was it,” Mr. Marinho said. Lula called fleeing the country a “shameful” act. “I never had any intention of leaving the country,” he said in a video posted on Instagram. President Donald Trump, a close ally of Jair Bolsonaro, on Monday (October 26, 2026) said Brazil’s elections were “rigged” following the defeat of Bolsonaro junior. Last week, he told a U.S. podcast that Mr. Lula’s challenger also said he would lead the opposition to the leftist government. Flavio Bolsonaro said he would seek to annul the result, citing the decision to extend polling hours over transportation difficulties that prevented some citizens from voting. Meta denies taking any actions to favour one side in the election, but previously said that some of Mr.
Bolsonaro win after he came out on top in the first round of elections earlier this month.
The U.S. Bolsonaro and his family, without confirming his travel plans. State Department said Tuesday (October 27, 2026) it would issue visas to Mr.
The right-wing senator on Monday (October 26, 2026) said a Supreme Court justice had ordered him to hand over his passports. Mr. Bolsonaro is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering, and, with his election loss is also set to lose parliamentary immunity.
