Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after defying Brazil passport order
Why it matters: The move could worsen tensions with Lula after Washington moved to grant visas to Bolsonaro and his family.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami with his wife and two daughters on Oct. 28 after refusing to comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. Reuters TV footage showed the family disembarking at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. The order is tied to a money-laundering investigation that Bolsonaro denies. His route took him through northern Argentina, then by private jet to Guayaquil in Ecuador before the final flight to Florida. The United States government is set to grant entry visas to Bolsonaro and his family, a step that risks deepening strains between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Washington after Lula accused the U.S. of helping the Bolsonaro family.