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1. 4 Oct 31

   Rubio denies US facilitated Bolsonaro's departure

   Speaking to reporters in Atlanta, Rubio said the US government had no role in arranging Bolsonaro's exit from Brazil but confirmed Trump authorized his parole into the country because he held a valid visa.

   “We didn’t facilitate anything. We were not involved in any of the arrangements he made in terms of leaving.”

   1. 11 outlets first by Anadolu Agency, 8d ago · also The Hindu, UPI, Yahoo, Al Jazeera, The New Indian Express, Arab News +4 · read ↗

   2. 7 outlets Rubio says the U.S. government did not facilitate Bolsonaro's flight to Miami

      first by NBC 6 South Florida, 7d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, AP News, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Hindustan Times, Chicago Tribune

      4 more headlines

      • Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the US Philadelphia Inquirer · 7d ago
      • Trump administration did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s departure to U.S., says Rubio Globe and Mail · 7d ago
      • 'We didn’t facilitate anything': Marco Rubio denies US role in Flavio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil Hindustan Times · 7d ago
      • Marco Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the US Chicago Tribune · 7d ago
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     Secretary of State Marco Rubio is alleging that the Trump administration didn't help Bolsonaro flee from Brazil to the US.🤣😂 There's just 1 problem: Brazil rescinded his passport, which means he was able to travel to the US without one. Maybe the border isn't as closed as

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     Rubio is a liar. Bolsonaro should have been arrested the minute he set foot on US soil. He’s a fugitive from justice.

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     (AP) # Bolsonaro who had President Donald Trump’s tacit support in the election, is under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in # Brazil and had been ordered to surrender his passport after police deemed him a flight risk. https:// apnews.com/article/g20-foreign -ministers-us-brazil-0ba5ba29246e4475cca2719bb962e57f

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3. 3 Oct 28

   Bolsonaro arrives in the US with his family

   Flavio Bolsonaro arrived with his family in the United States, having lost the October 25 runoff and defied the passport order.

   “A man that flees his own country instead of defending himself in court, isn't worthy of any presidency, least of all that of his country.”

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     Nah... Lula had suffered a clear case of lawfare powered by the US Department of Justice's "Lava Jato (Car Wash)" operation scheme. The release of leaked messages in 2019 revealed dialogues and informal collaboration deemed illegal between then-judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors of the task force. Consequently, the Brazilian Supreme Court declared…

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     I mean, the winning candidate was actually convicted of crimes in 2021… Which was evidently annulled by the very Supreme Court that just revoked Bolsonaro’s passport… Corruption in Brazil is a two-way street.

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     A man that flees his own country instead of defending himself in court, isn't worthy of any presidency, least of all that of his country.

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4. 2 Oct 27 4:45 PM

   Reports allege Rubio orchestrated the escape

   Several outlets pointed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the possible organizer of the departure; Trump ally Simón Levy claimed on social media a US operation was underway to secure Bolsonaro, naming Rubio as its coordinator, though no independent evidence confirmed this.

   “Hes being eliminated as part of the current oligopolys clean up of the opposition.”

   1. 1 outlet Trump Says Flávio Bolsonaro Can Stay in US

      first by Rio Times, 7d ago

      3 more headlines

      • Trump Lets Flávio Bolsonaro Stay in US Rio Times · 7d ago
      • Flávio Bolsonaro US Stay Explained Rio Times · 7d ago
      • Flávio Bolsonaro US Case Next Steps Rio Times · 7d ago
   2. 1 outlet Marco Rubio Allegedly Behind Flavio Bolsonaro's Escape From Brazil

      first by ColombiaOne, 11d ago

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     Lula is just a regular Brazilian politician corrupt, but Flavio's is a whole other level of corrupt, assuming he's guilty of these accusations.

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     Hes being eliminated as part of the current oligopolys clean up of the opposition.

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5. 1 Oct 27 4:40 PM

   Bolsonaro's flight from Brazil to the US is confirmed

   People close to the senator and Reuters reported he had left Brazil for the United States, reportedly heading to Florida, despite the judicial travel restrictions.

6. backgroundOct 27

   Bolsonaro misses court deadline to surrender passports — Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro to hand his ordinary and diplomatic passports to the Federal Police by 11 a.m. Tuesday as part of a money-laundering investigation; he failed to comply and authorities invalidated the documents.

7. backgroundOct 25

   Flavio Bolsonaro loses presidential runoff to Lula — Bolsonaro lost the October 25 runoff vote to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, triggering the sequence of events that led to his departure from Brazil.