An apple from an apple tree... ": Flavio Bolsonaro's passports were confiscated in the case of laundering 880 million dollars Brazil's Supreme Court banned Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from leaving the country. This happened after he lost the presidential election to the country's president, Lula da Silva. The travel ban was introduced against the backdrop of an investigation into money laundering through a network of bookmakers. On the eve of the elections, the politician's brother advised Flavio to leave the country in case of defeat. The senator himself denies plans to escape and still refuses to admit defeat. Bolsonaro Jr. appears to be following in the footsteps of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. He also failed to recognize the results of the 2022 election, and is now serving a 27-year sentence for attempted rebellion. Early next year, Flavio may lose his senatorial immunity and stand trial in a high-profile case. At the same time, the senator is suspected of a second corruption case: a hidden camera recorded his conversation with a humiliated banker, from whom he asked for 26 million dollars to make a film about his father. Read more about the family drama called "Brazilian Politics" in the material The World is Burning, and We Are in Zen.

An apple from an apple tree... ": Flavio Bolsonaro's passports were confiscated in the case of laundering 880 million dollars Brazil's Supreme Court banned Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from leaving the country. This happened after he lost the presidential election to the country's president, Lula da Silva. The travel ban was introduced against the backdrop of an investigation into money laundering through a network of bookmakers. On the eve of the elections, the politician's brother advised Flavio to leave the country in case of defeat. The senator himself denies plans to escape and still refuses to admit defeat. Bolsonaro Jr. appears to be following in the footsteps of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. He also failed to recognize the results of the 2022 election, and is now serving a 27-year sentence for attempted rebellion. Early next year, Flavio may lose his senatorial immunity and stand trial in a high-profile case. At the same time, the senator is suspected of a second corruption case: a hidden camera recorded his conversation with a humiliated banker, from whom he asked for 26 million dollars to make a film about his father. Read more about the family drama called "Brazilian Politics" in the material The World is Burning, and We Are in Zen.