# Rubio says Trump administration did not help Bolsonaro leave Brazil for the US

https://mins.news/en/item/124173

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-01 06:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/1/flavio?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration did not assist defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in leaving Brazil for the United States. Trump said Bolsonaro, who is under investigation in Brazil, could stay in the US “as long as he wants.” Brazilian police had deemed him a flight risk and ordered him to surrender his passport.

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