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Flavio Bolsonaro on his way to Ecuador after fleeing Brazil

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Flavio Bolsonaro, a defeated right-wing presidential candidate in Brazil's recent election loss to Mr. Lula, fled the country and was en route to Ecuador via Argentina on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Despite a court order prohibiting his departure, Bolsonaro entered Argentina legally with valid documents before flying out from Puerto Iguazu on a private jet operated by Baires Fly S.A., bound for Guayaquil in Ecuador. Brazil’s Supreme Court had banned him from leaving due to ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering charges.

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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro fled to Ecuador after entering Argentina on October 27, 2026, despite a court order banning his exit from Brazil. According to Argentina's National Directorate of Migration, Bolsonaro entered the country with valid travel documents and boarded a private flight operated by Baires Fly S.A., bound for Guayaquil in Ecuador early on October 28. The flight departed from Puerto Iguazu at midnight (0300 GMT). U.S. media had incorrectly reported that Bolsonaro arrived in the United States, but this was not confirmed. Bolsonaro lost Brazil's runoff election to Lula on October 25.

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Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to Mr. Lula on Sunday (October 25, 2026), entered Argentina on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) night before boarding a flight to Ecuador, the country's National Directorate of Migration said on X. The 45-year-old entered Argentina "with valid travel documents and no legal impediment," it added, despite a court order banning his exit.

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Flavio Bolsonaro on his way to Ecuador after fleeing Brazil · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was on his way to Ecuador after fleeing Brazil, Argentina's government said on Wednesday (October 28, 2026). asserted

government → defeat → Wednesday

it → lose → exit

Mr. Bolsonaro, his wife and two daughters boarded "a private flight operated by the company Baires Fly S.A. bound for the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador," the Government agency said. asserted

agency → board → Guayaquil

According to data from the Flightradar24 website, the flight took off just after midnight (0300 GMT) on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) from the Argentine town of Puerto Iguazu in the country's northeast. uncertain

flight → accord → northeast

Baires Fly did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment. asserted

Fly → respond → comment

U.S. media citing anonymous sources had earlier reported that Mr. Bolsonaro had arrived in the United States on Tuesday (October 27, 2026). asserted

Bolsonaro → cite → Tuesday

The U.S. State Department said it would issue visas to Mr. Bolsonaro and his family but did not confirm their travel plans. asserted

it → say → plans

Brazil's Supreme Court banned Mr. Bolsonaro from leaving the country and ordered him to hand over his passports. asserted

Court → ban → passports

He is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering, and with his election loss is also set to lose parliamentary immunity. asserted

He → set → immunity

Mr. Bolsonaro has not acknowledged his electoral defeat, citing the decision to extend polling hours over transport difficulties that prevented some citizens from voting. asserted

that → acknowledge → citizens