Brazilian authorities are investigating the current whereabouts of defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro after he failed to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. Police confirmed the senator's passports have been cancelled following the missed deadline.
The sequence of events follows Sunday's presidential run-off election, in which incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured victory with 51.79% of the vote against Bolsonaro's 48.21%. Bolsonaro has not yet accepted the election outcome. On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his travel documents within 24 hours amid ongoing investigations into alleged money laundering and financial irregularities, which the senator denies.
While multiple media reports suggest Bolsonaro may have travelled to the United States, his official whereabouts remain unconfirmed. A lawyer representing Bolsonaro told BBC Brasil that she was "completely in the dark" regarding the situation. Meanwhile, the US State Department informed the BBC that it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family to allow them entry into the United States.
Federal officers have also checked border crossings amid speculation regarding travel through neighbouring Argentina. However, Argentine migration authorities stated there is no record of Bolsonaro entering their country and that no flight plans involving his family were filed.
