“Losing an election is not grounds for asylum. Yet the Trump Administration is giving Flavio Bolsonaro safe haven in the United States. In Brazil, he is under investigation for alleged corruption, money laundering and currency evasion, and was ordered to surrender his passports,”

Joaquin Castro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27

Castro said in a social media post that Trump should tell Congress whether his administration played a role in Bolsonaro's exit from Brazil.