Flávio Bolsonaro Enters Argentina and Flies to Ecuador Despite Travel Ban
Argentina's migration authority confirms the defeated presidential candidate crossed into Argentina with his family and boarded a private flight to Guayaquil.
KEY POINTS
- Flávio Bolsonaro entered Argentina at 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday with his wife and two daughters.
- The family boarded a private Baires Fly S.A. flight to Guayaquil at 11:30 p.m.
- Argentina's migration authority confirmed valid documents and no legal impediment to entry.
- Brazil's Supreme Federal Court had banned Flávio from leaving the country after his election defeat.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the cancellation of his Brazilian passports in a money-laundering investigation.
Flávio Bolsonaro entered Argentina on Tuesday night at 10:50 p.m. through the Tancredo Neves International Bridge between Foz do Iguaçu and Puerto Iguazú. He was accompanied by his wife Fernanda and daughters Carolina and Luiza.
Forty minutes later, at 11:30 p.m., the family boarded a private plane operated by Baires Fly S.A. The flight plan listed Guayaquil, Ecuador, as the destination.
“The senator, defeated in Sunday's presidential elections, did not enter the country.”
Argentina's National Migration Directorate stated that all four presented valid travel documents and entered without legal impediment or incident. The authority did not identify which document Flávio used.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court had banned Flávio from leaving the country on Sunday after he lost the presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Justice Alexandre de Moraes also ordered the cancellation of his Brazilian passports, including the diplomatic one.
The security ministry initially told CNN Brasil that the senator had not entered the country, a statement later contradicted by Argentina's official migration record. Argentina's government had also denied his entry on Tuesday morning.
The travel ban stemmed from a money-laundering investigation involving Flávio and lawyer Willer Tomaz. Moraes had also prohibited contact between the suspects and required the surrender of any foreign documents within 24 hours.
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