Rubio denies US facilitated Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 22:02 · Archive

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration did not help defeated Brazilian candidate Flávio Bolsonaro leave Brazil.

Flávio Bolsonaro, a defeated presidential candidate in Brazil, arrived in Miami on Wednesday following his election loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Atlanta that the Trump administration played no role in facilitating his departure. 'We didn't facilitate anything,' Rubio said. 'We had word that he had arrived in the United States. He had previously held a visa, and the president made a decision to allow him to enter the country,' adding that the U.S. government was not 'involved directly in any of the moves that were made.'

Bolsonaro refused to concede the election and has called the results fraudulent without providing evidence. Under investigation in Brazil for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion, Bolsonaro had been ordered to surrender his passport after police deemed him a flight risk. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup after refusing to acknowledge his own 2022 loss to Lula.

Rubio said he had met with Brazil's foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, in Atlanta and expected to see Brazilian officials again in France in November during a foreign ministers' meeting.

How it is being reported

• Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the USU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration did not help Flávio Bolsonaro leave Brazil after his election defeat.News4Jax · 31 Oct, 21:34
• Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the USU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration did not help Flávio Bolsonaro leave Brazil after his election defeat.Clickorlando · 31 Oct, 21:34

In this story: Marco Rubio · Flávio Bolsonaro · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Jair Bolsonaro · United States · Brazil · Miami

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