Trump Offers Indefinite Stay to Flávio Bolsonaro in the U.S.
Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil's president-elect from Miami on 31 October, after losing the presidential runoff on 26 October, a claim that was swiftly rebuked by Brazilian media and officials. Earlier, the Supreme Court had barred him from leaving the country, ordering Justice Alexandre de Moraes to seize all his passports; after he missed the deadline, the court cancelled the documents. Federal police had previously asked him to surrender his passports following a visit to his incarcerated father. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned his departure as disgraceful, while a senior U.
S. State Department official confirmed visas would be issued for Bolsonaro and his family. Bolsonaro arrived in Miami via Argentina and Ecuador on 30 October despite the travel ban, and Brazil's foreign ministry summoned Argentina's charge d’affaires for explanations over his transit through Argentine territory.