U.S. State Department announced it will issue visas to him and his family. U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized the Brazilian election as rigged.
The U.S. State Department announced it will issue visas to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his loss to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized the Brazilian election as “rigged,” while Flávio Bolsonaro faces ongoing investigations and passport restrictions in Brazil.
The move comes just days after Bolsonaro lost his bid for Brazilian president. Earlier Tuesday, Brazilian authorities said they were unaware of Flávio Bolsonaro’s whereabouts Tuesday and were investigating whether he fled to the U.S., according to authorities familiar with the investigation.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Bolsonaro in a runoff election Sunday.
Bolsonaro is under investigation over a sports betting case and for probe into the production of a movie about his father Jair Bolsonaro.
The Trump administration has been tracking Flavio Bolsonaro’s plans and was expecting he would attempt to exit Brazil and head for the U.S., according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
President Trump said Monday without evidence that Brazil’s election, “looked like another rigged election, frankly.”