Flávio Bolsonaro's passports cancelled after he fails to surrender them; whereabouts disputed

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had his passports cancelled on Tuesday after failing to hand them to police as a Supreme Court order required, and his whereabouts were unclear. Reuters, citing two sources, reported he left for the United States, but a police source told AFP there was no formal record of him leaving Brazil. Argentina's security ministry and migration authorities denied reports that he entered that country. The court order was part of a money laundering probe. On Monday, Bolsonaro, 45, said in a video that he would comply, but he had not done so by Tuesday afternoon. He said the order was based on remarks by his brother Eduardo, who told a US podcast that he favored Flávio leaving the country if he lost. The US Embassy and Bolsonaro's lawyer did not respond to requests for comment. He is set to lose his parliamentary immunity, and his party and allies have accepted the result.

Breitbart, on the right, frames the story as rumor: its headline and text attribute the flight claims to Metropoles, Jovem Pan and Infobae, and note Infobae's update that the private jet appeared to have canceled its flight. It describes Lula's win as coming under dubious circumstances and details the court justice, a former Lula defense lawyer, who extended voting hours. Its excerpt does not mention the money laundering probe or the cancellation. CNN, on the left, leads with his unknown whereabouts, citing CNN Brasil, and says only that he failed to surrender his passports. It does not discuss the election dispute. Both agree he missed the handover and that his location was unconfirmed. France 24 and TRT, the alternative sources, add the cancellation and Reuters' report, and France 24 adds the strain between Brazil and the US.