Flavio Bolsonaro Arrives in Miami After Fleeing Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro arriving in Miami after fleeing Brazil following his election loss

Flavio Bolsonaro Miami arrival ended days of uncertainty on Wednesday, October 28, when the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate landed in Florida with his family after leaving Brazil following his loss in the October 25 runoff election. Photographs from the scene showed Bolsonaro and family members leaving an aircraft at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in Miami-Dade … Read more

Lula Wins Historic Fourth Term in Brazil Runoff Vote

Crowd waving Brazilian flags celebrating Lula's fourth-term election win in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Wins a historic fourth term on Sunday, October 25, defeating conservative Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a runoff election that reversed his first-round deficit and interrupted a rightward shift across Latin America. The Lula Brazil fourth term victory was confirmed with 51.76 percent of the valid votes, compared with 48.24 percent for … Read more

US Halts Consular Services in Brazil Ahead of Election

US embassy building with US consular services Brazil suspension notice

The United States suspended US consular services Brazil operations on Friday, a move the State Department attributed to unspecified security concerns just two days before Brazil’s presidential election, according to Reuters reporting from Washington and Sao Paulo. Australia also closed its embassy in Brasilia on Friday, citing the US alert. Brazil’s Federal Police said they … Read more