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Flavio Bolsonaro says Brazil federal police asked for his passports
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro revealed that federal police requested he surrender his passports following a visit to his imprisoned father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
- Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the recent runoff election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, stated he would comply with the request and denied any plans to flee the country.
- He claimed, without evidence, that the passport surrender order was linked to a Supreme Court ruling by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, based on comments from his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro.
- Lula secured a historic fourth term in the election, which Bolsonaro contested and refused to accept, threatening to seek annulment of the results.
- Neither Brazil's Supreme Court nor federal police immediately responded to requests for comment on the passport issue.
