Trump and Milei under pressure to explain role in Flavio Bolsonaro’s dramatic escape to US

The US and Argentine leaders face scrutiny over how the defeated Brazilian candidate fled justice and landed in Florida on a private jet

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US President Donald Trump and Argentina’s Javier Milei faced mounting pressure on Friday to explain the role their countries played in helping Flavio Bolsonaro flee Brazil after he had his passports cancelled.

The 45-year-old Brazilian senator bolted his country two days after being defeated by incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a presidential election on Sunday.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to supporters in Sao Paulo on Sunday after winning the presidential run-off against Flavio Bolsonaro. Photo: EPA

He had been ordered to surrender all his passports due to an ongoing investigation into him on suspicion of money laundering.

However, he left the country in a cloak-and-dagger operation via Argentina and Ecuador, and landed in Florida on Wednesday, where he declared himself the rightful “leader” of Brazil.

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