Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in the US after fleeing Brazil following election defeat
Incumbant Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Bolsonaro Sunday.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who is under investigation by authorities in Brazil, fled his country and landed in the U.S. Wednesday morning.
Bolsonaro landed at Miami-Opa Locka Executive airport in Florida shortly after 9 a.m. ET, accompanied by his family.
Images captured the plane touching down in South Florida and Bolsonaro, who was defeated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's runoff election, coming off the jet.
The family was being shielded from photographers by umbrellas as they left the airport.
President Donald Trump's administration is issuing Bolsonaro and his family visas, a State Department official told ABC News.
On Tuesday, Brazilian authorities said they were unaware of Bolsonaro's whereabouts and were investigating whether he fled to the U.S., according to authorities familiar with the investigation.
The former presidential candidate is under investigation over a sports betting case and for a probe into the production of a movie about his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who served as Brazil's president from 2019 to 2023, according to Brazilian authorities.
The Trump administration has been tracking Flavio Bolsonaro's plans and expected he would attempt to leave Brazil and head for the U.S., according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Trump said Monday without evidence that Brazil's election "looked like another rigged election, frankly."
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
