The Brazilian news outlets Metropoles and Jovem Pan reported on Tuesday that Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost a close presidential race against incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva under dubious circumstances, fled the country after authorities attempted to confiscate his passport.
\n\nThe reports followed a similar claim overnight from the Argentine news network Infobae, which initially reported that Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, had flown to Argentina en route to the United States. Infobae has since issued an update that the private jet it had first reported would carry Bolsonaro appeared to have canceled its flight.
\n\nBolsonaro lost the second round of presidential voting on Sunday to Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday and is expecting to govern for at least another four years. The election was marred by controversy after a top court justice, who previously served as Lula’s defense lawyer, issued an unprecedented decree forcibly extending voting hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. The order was issued after 5:00 p.m., so only polling stations that had violated orders to close at 5:00 p.m. were allowed to stay open later.
\n\nSen. Bolsonaro had initially stated on Sunday that he would challenge the…
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