How Did Flávio Bolsonaro Flee Brazil? ‘I’ll Take That to the Grave,’ He Says
What happened
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential runoff to Lula, refused to say how he got out of Brazil and into the United States, The New York Times reported in an interview published Thursday.
"I'll take it to the grave," he said, while denying he got help from any government and saying he acted alone.
The Times reported separately, citing US sources, that a White House official arranged the plane to Miami and that Donald Trump directly authorized his entry.
Three people involved in the operation told the paper that one of Argentine president Javier Milei's main advisers met him at an airport in Puerto Iguazú.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that the United States helped Bolsonaro leave Brazil.
Bolsonaro defended his innocence in money-laundering and corruption investigations but acknowledged that his final destination will be incarceration.
“I'll take it to the grave”
El Universo · translated
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- 2026-11-05 14:48 UTCFolha · redir.folha.com.br ↗
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- 2026-11-05 19:37 UTCEl Universo · eluniverso.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 23:45 UTCThe Verge · theverge.com ↗
- 2026-11-06 00:07 UTCTechCrunch · techcrunch.com ↗
- 2026-11-06 01:01 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-06 02:28 UTCClarín · clarin.com ↗
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