Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports
Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case The far-right senator Flávio…
The Guardian reports: Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after his dramatic loss in the presidential election to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
This world story centres on Brazil. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Flávio Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula and Silva.
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- Flávio Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula, Silva, Alexandre de Moraes
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