# Flavio Bolsonaro posts video, says he fled Brazil because of ‘persecution’

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- France 24, 2026-10-31 06:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261031-flavio-bolsonaro-posts-video-says-he-fled-brazil-due-to-persecution

> Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said in a social media video posted late Friday that he fled to the US because he was a victim of “persecution.” He gave no details about how he left Brazil after losing the runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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