Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in the US after Brazil cancels his passports

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Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in the US after Brazil cancels his passports

Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the United States. He lost Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Sources say he met his younger brother Eduardo in Florida. It is not clear how he travelled from Brazil or if he plans to stay in the US.

Brazil’s Supreme Court told Bolsonaro on Monday to give his passports to the police within 24 hours. The court is looking into claims about money from possible crimes. Bolsonaro missed the deadline, so Brazil cancelled his passports on Tuesday. He has not faced any formal criminal charge, and he says he did nothing wrong.

Police are looking at Bolsonaro’s possible links to a lawyer who may have moved more than $1bn from a fraud plan. They are also checking if foreign money helped his election campaign. Bolsonaro is 45 years old and is a senator. US officials said they would give visas to him and his family, but it is not clear what will happen next.