Flavio Bolsonaro fled to the U.S. with his family, say allies
Allies claim senator traveled with his family to the United States; PF canceled the documents and is investigating his whereabouts
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) reportedly left Brazil with his wife and two daughters after minister Alexandre de Moraes, of Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), determined the delivery of his passports. The information was reported on Tuesday (27) by allies. According to sources heard by the station, the trip would have started during the early hours of the morning and would have as its destination the Estados Unidos.
People close to the family attributed the decision to fear of an eventual arrest. The route used, however, was not confirmed by the report. The deadline for handing over the passports to the Federal Police ended at 11:00 this Tuesday. As the documents were not submitted, the corporation cancelled the Senator’s ordinary and diplomatic passports in its system.
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PF must also notify Moraes of the non-compliance with the judicial decision.
Possible passage through Argentina
One of the hypotheses disclosed is that Flávio had passed through Argentina before following the trip. The Brazilian government has taken action against authorities in the neighboring country due to the suspicion of the senator’s departure.
Until the update of the information consulted, the Federal Police had not identified formal registration of the parliamentary exit in the immigration systems. The Argentine government also said it had no record of his entry. Thus, the reports of allies on the trip still depended on official confirmation.
Despite the suspected leakage and the non-compliance with the order to deliver the documents, he had not issued an arrest warrant against Flávio Bolsonaro, according to information published by the State Agency.
