Defeated Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's passports cancelled, whereabouts unknown
Brazil on Tuesday cancelled Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's passports after he failed to hand them into police as part of a money laundering probe in which he…
France 24 reports: Brazil on Tuesday cancelled Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's passports after he failed to hand them into police as part of a money laundering probe in which he denies wrongdoing.
The whereabouts of the former presidential candidate – who on Sunday lost to leftist incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – are currently unknown, stoking suspicions he has fled the country.
This world story centres on Brazil. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Defeated Brazilian, Flavio Bolsonaro and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro.
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- Brazil · Americas
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- Defeated Brazilian, Flavio Bolsonaro, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, President Luiz Inacio Lula
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- World
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