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October 28, 2026 • 07:15 PM
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The BBC's Ione Wells looks at whether the defeated right-wing presidential candidate travelled to the US to avoid an ongoing criminal investigation.

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Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing presidential candidate for Brazil, has landed in Miami, Florida. He was joined by his wife and two daughters. It comes after Bolsonaro failed to comply with the Brazil Supreme Court order to surrender his passports due to an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering.

On Tuesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed Bolsonaro's departure calling it "shameful". He added that "those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear".

The BBC's Ione Wells looks at whether Bolsonaro fled Brazil in order to avoid the investigations.

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