VIDEO: Flavio Bolsonaro Arrives In The U.S. After Fleeing Lula Regime’s Prosecution Threats

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrived with his wife and two daughters at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in Florida on Wednesday, October 28, after he was forced to flee Brazil following a highly questionable election result. Brazil’s leftist president President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government and the nation’s Supreme Court have already jailed hundreds of opposition politicians, journalists and activists — including former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio’s father — and had vowed to pursue charges against the younger Bolsonaro.

According to a report from Reuters,  family crossed into Argentina late on October 27 via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge connecting Foz do Iguaçu and Puerto Iguazú in Misiones province. Argentine migration authorities recorded their entry around 10:50 p.m. local time using valid travel documents. Shortly afterward, they boarded a private Gulfstream G400 jet, registration LV-JQW and operated by Baires Fly, which departed Puerto Iguazú and flew to Guayaquil, Ecuador, for a stop before continuing to Miami. The aircraft landed at Opa-locka at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time.

Brazilian Federal Police had canceled Bolsonaro’s passports, including his diplomatic passport, after he missed a 24-hour deadline set by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The order was issued in connection with a money-laundering investigation in which Bolsonaro has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged.

The U.S. State Department stated it would issue entry visas to the family, and President Donald Trump told reporters he approved of their arrival, describing them as “fine people.”

Video footage obtained by the Associated Press captured the family’s arrival in Florida. Bolsonaro, wearing a dark navy polo shirt and a backpack, stepped off the aircraft with his head lowered. His wife, Fernanda, appeared behind him in a white top and glasses, while their two daughters, Carolina and Luiza, accompanied them

The group moved from the plane toward the terminal. Later footage and photographs showed the family departing the airport under black umbrellas held by associates, entering a dark SUV that left under police escort amid media presence.

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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family have landed in Miami after fleeing his country.

This comes a day after they were granted United States visas by the Trump administration. pic.twitter.com/oB91ejWab5

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2026

The departure followed the October 25 presidential runoff, in which incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Bolsonaro after losing the first round. The result has been highly scrutinized due to a controversial court order — which was issued unilaterally by a justice who used to work as Lula’s personal attorney — that extended voting times by two hours.

A number of polling locations had closed and were unable to re-open following the order, which was made after the 5 p.m. Brasilia time deadline.

While speaking with reporters earlier this week, President Trump described the election as appearing “rigged” and “very strange,” calling the tabulation and extension a “terrible look.” He added that he had not endorsed a candidate in the race.

Bolsonaro’s departure comes ahead of almost certain prosecution from Lula’s government, which has already targeted his family and political allies. Former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio’s father, was convicted in 2025 and sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for questioning the 2022 election results.

The Lula regime described Bolsonaro’s objections to the results as a “coup attempt” and held him and his allies responsible for the January 8, 2023 Brasilia protests. According to reports from Justice Alexandre de Moraes’s office, the Supreme Court has held more than 1,400 people responsible in connection with the January 8, 2023, events, including over 400 who received prison sentences (with hundreds still serving time or under related restrictions as of 2026.

This total encompasses former government officials, military officers, politicians, and participants in the Brasília incidents. Additional cases have involved opposition figures such as former congressman Daniel Silveira — who was sentenced to more than eight years for a video critical of the court — and other Bolsonaro allies.

The U.S. government, which has imposed sanctions on Moraes, has alleged political targeting beyond these cases, citing examples of journalists held for extended periods without formal charges, social-media suspensions, and dozens of opposition politicians, journalists, and activists who have faced imprisonment, restrictions, or exile.

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