Brazil's Supreme Court orders Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed ex-president Jair, to surrender his passports in a money-laundering inquiry
Flávio Bolsonaro reacts to his defeat in the Brazilian presidential election, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured 51.7 per cent of the vote after a Supreme Court ruling extended voting hours in Bahia.Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving his sentence under house arrest, lost to Lula da Silva in 2022 — no candidate trailing after a Brazilian first round has ever won a runoff.
The ruling bars Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator and ally of Donald Trump, from leaving Brazil and references a money-laundering investigation. Bolsonaro confirmed that federal police had asked for his passports. The order comes hours after he vowed to seek the annulment of Sunday's vote, saying it was 'impossible to recognize' the result. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won with 51.79 per cent, a margin of more than 4 million votes.
Bolsonaro objected after a Lula-appointed judge extended voting by two hours.
Yet his own campaign had sought an extension over heavy rains in the south.
His father, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, is serving 27 years for plotting a coup.
