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Brazilian Justice Cancels Bolsonaro Passports After U.S. Flight

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 14:13 UTC · How we work

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Summary

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the United States after losing the presidential runoff.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports by Oct 26, and authorities cancelled them on Tuesday.
He crossed into Argentina via the Tancredo Neves Bridge and boarded a private jet to Guayaquil.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called Bolsonaro’s exit shameful and said he should have stayed to face accusations.

History

On 16 October 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London on a Spanish universal-jurisdiction warrant, the first detention of a head of state for crimes; the House of Lords rejected his immunity claim, reshaping extradition practice. In October 2024 Justice Alexandre de Moraes cancelled Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s passports, prompting his flight across the Tancredo Neves Bridge to Argentina and onward to Guayaquil, highlighting treaty gaps.

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Historical Context

On 16 October 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London on a Spanish universal-jurisdiction warrant, the first detention of a head of state for crimes; the House of Lords rejected his immunity claim, reshaping extradition practice. In October 2024 Justice Alexandre de Moraes cancelled Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s passports, prompting his flight across the Tancredo Neves Bridge to Argentina and onward to Guayaquil, highlighting treaty gaps.

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