Defeated Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in the U.S. with his family

Flavio Bolsonaro, a defeated candidate in Brazil's presidential election, has arrived in the United States together with his family. According to NPR, whose headline names Miami as the arrival point, this came after Brazilian authorities ordered him to surrender his passport.

Bolsonaro is facing multiple investigations in Brazil. The source does not say what those investigations concern or what the grounds for them are. It also gives no information on why he travelled to the U.S., how long he intends to stay, or how Brazilian authorities have responded to his arrival.

An order to hand over a passport is generally meant to limit a person's ability to leave the country. In this case, the politician and his family nonetheless reached another country, which has drawn attention to Brazil's political situation after the election.

The source material does not describe what happens next, including any possible legal steps against Bolsonaro.