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Trump says Flavio Bolsonaro can stay in US 'as long as he wants'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who fled to Florida following his defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil's presidential election, can remain in the United States "as long as he wants," openly brushing aside judicial travel bans and extradition demands emerging from Brasília.

AFP WORLD
Published November 01,2026 10:11 AM
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US President Donald Trump said ⁠on Saturday that ⁠Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost his country's ⁠presidential election to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, can stay in the United ⁠States "as long ⁠as he wants."

Trump, speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, said ⁠he has no plans to meet with Bolsonaro, who fled to the US ⁠after ‌his ‌election loss.