Flavio Bolsonaro banned from leaving Brazil after election loss

Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday that a Supreme Court justice barred him from leaving the country after he lost the presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. France 24, Reuters, and The Guardian reported that Bolsonaro was ordered to surrender his passports. Reuters added that federal police asked for the documents. [1][2][3][8]

France 24 reported that Bolsonaro received 48.2 percent of the vote compared to 51.8 percent for Lula da Silva. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Lula da Silva won around 51.7 percent of the vote in the runoff to secure a fourth term as president. Multiple outlets, including Al Jazeera, Reuters, and Sky News, reported that Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat. [1][4][6][9][14]

France 24 and the South China Morning Post reported that Bolsonaro denounced the travel order as intimidation and vowed to lead the political opposition to Lula da Silva's government. He also pledged to challenge the results of the election. [1][5]

Flavio Nantes Bolsonaro is a lawyer and politician serving as a senator for Rio de Janeiro since 2019. He is affiliated with the Liberal Party and is a son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. [11]