Flavio Bolsonaro gives first interview since fleeing Brazil, claims he left without government help

Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, gave his first interview since fleeing to Miami. He said he left spontaneously without government assistance, but US officials said the White House arranged the plane and President Trump approved his entry.

Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, gave his first interview since fleeing Brazil to the New York Times. In the interview, he claimed he decided to leave spontaneously with his wife and that no government assisted him. However, American sources told the newspaper that the White House arranged the plane that flew him to Miami, and that President Donald Trump approved his entry into the United States. Bolsonaro, a 45-year-old senator, faces investigations for money laundering and corruption, but has not yet been indicted. He said he was convinced he would be convicted if he remained in Brazil. In the interview, he continued to challenge the election results, even though his party accepted them, and claimed without evidence that the extension of voting hours served as cover for adding votes for Lula. Lula won by a margin of 4.4 million votes, and the electoral court rejected the claims. Bolsonaro thanked Trump for allowing him to stay in the United States, where he can remain for at least a year on humanitarian status.