A White House source confirmed to RIA Novosti on Tuesday (27) that the United States will issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family. The announcement comes amid reports, given by various sources, according to which the senator left for the US with his family after the Federal Supreme Court ordered him to hand over his passports. Flavio, the presidential candidate, was defeated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the second round of the election on October 25. He stated that he would not recognize the result and would seek to cancel the elections. Still on Sunday night, Minister Alexander de Moraes, in response to the request of the federal police, ordered the politician to hand over his passports, and forbade him to leave the country due to a case in which Flavio and his friend and lawyer Willer Thomas are being investigated for money laundering, as part of a program that includes gambling.

A White House source confirmed to RIA Novosti on Tuesday (27) that the United States will issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family. The announcement comes amid reports, given by various sources, according to which the senator left for the US with his family after the Federal Supreme Court ordered him to hand over his passports. Flavio, the presidential candidate, was defeated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the second round of the election on October 25. He stated that he would not recognize the result and would seek to cancel the elections. Still on Sunday night, Minister Alexander de Moraes, in response to the request of the federal police, ordered the politician to hand over his passports, and forbade him to leave the country due to a case in which Flavio and his friend and lawyer Willer Thomas are being investigated for money laundering, as part of a program that includes gambling.