The Washington Post reported that Brazilian police are examining possible foreign help in former presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's departure, citing an unnamed senior official who pointed to the United States, Argentina and Israel.
The official also described a person he said had once worked for Israel's Mossad shadowing Bolsonaro's vehicle on its approach to Argentina. Bolsonaro lost the presidential runoff to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
In an interview with The Post, Bolsonaro declined to explain his route, saying, “I will never speak about the path that I took.” He also did not answer whether U.S. officials helped him leave Brazil.
Bolsonaro said he went to the United States because he believed Brazil's democratic institutions were failing and feared arrest for expressing his political views. He said U.S. President Donald Trump shared his view that Brazil was no longer a full democracy. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied direct U.S. involvement, saying the government was not directly involved in the moves.
The Post said Bolsonaro had questioned the election's legitimacy without providing evidence for his claims. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was convicted of plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat and sentenced to 27 years in prison.
The report follows EconoTimes' earlier coverage of the missing departure record at Brazilian migration posts. A senior Brazilian security official told The Post there was little prospect of bringing Flavio Bolsonaro back from the United States, describing the chance of capturing him as “zero.”
