Trump supported Brazil's presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, fled Brazil to the US following his election defeat. After the election, the Brazilian authorities opened an investigation of Mr. Bolsonaro on charges of money laundering. In defiance of an order from the Supreme Court to surrender his passport, Mr. Bolsonaro and his immediate family were transferred to the United States via Argentina and Ecuador. His father, Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a prison sentence in Brazil after a failed coup attempt in 2023.

Trump supported Brazil's presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, fled Brazil to the US following his election defeat. After the election, the Brazilian authorities opened an investigation of Mr. Bolsonaro on charges of money laundering. In defiance of an order from the Supreme Court to surrender his passport, Mr. Bolsonaro and his immediate family were transferred to the United States via Argentina and Ecuador. His father, Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a prison sentence in Brazil after a failed coup attempt in 2023.