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Marco Rubio denies United States helped Flavio Bolsonaro leave Brazil

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration did not assist defeated Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in traveling to Miami following his election loss.

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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Saturday in Atlanta that the Trump administration did not facilitate the travel of Brazilian politician Flavio Bolsonaro to the United States. ABC News reported that Rubio addressed the matter after Bolsonaro departed Brazil following his presidential election loss to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Anadolu Ajansi, UPI, TRT World, WION, and The Hindu also reported that Rubio denied any United States government involvement in the flight. [1][4][5][6][7][8]

Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday, according to ABC News. His arrival came after the State Department announced that Bolsonaro and his family members would receive United States visas following his defeat in the presidential contest. [1]

Flavio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician whose father, Jair Bolsonaro, served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. [1][10]

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In short

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States did not assist Flavio Bolsonaro in leaving Brazil.
  • Flavio Bolsonaro lost the Brazilian presidential election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
  • Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after the State Department agreed to grant visas to him and his family.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the USABC News Politics, 3d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the USNews4JAX, 3d ago
  3. [3]Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the USClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4, 3d ago
  4. [4]Rubio denies US role in Flavio Bolsonaro’s departure from BrazilAnadolu Ajansı, 3d ago
  5. [5]Rubio denies Trump officials had role in Bolsonaro flight from Brazilupi, 3d ago
  6. [6]US didn't facilitate Flavio Bolsonaro's flight to Miami — RubioTRT World, 3d ago
  7. [7]Rubio: US had no role in Bolsonaro's exit, Trump yet to decide on Iran strikesWION, 3d ago
  8. [8]Rubio says U.S. not directly involved in Flavio Bolsonaro’s flight from BrazilThe Hindu, 3d ago

Background

  1. [9]Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wikipedia
  2. [10]Jair Bolsonaro on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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