Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro fled to the United States, Washington announced that he will be granted a visa Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who was defeated on Sunday October 25 in the presidential election by Lula da Silva, fled Brazil to the United States, CNN and the New York Times reported on Tuesday, October 27, citing anonymous American officials. A senior official in the country, speaking anonymously, announced that the US government would grant visas to the politician and his family. read more