# Bolsonaro's escape to the US: How it happened

https://mins.news/en/item/119750

- France 24, 2026-10-28 20:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/bolsonaro-s-escape-to-the-us-how-it-happened

> Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane on Wednesday after defying a court order to surrender his passport. He is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and is set to lose parliamentary immunity after his election defeat.

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