The plot that connects a Donald Trump official with the arrival of Flávio Bolsonaro in Miami
US President Donald Trump and his advisors helped far-right Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro flee to the United States on a private flight that departed from Puerto Iguazú, and are expected to favor his permanent residence, as reported this Thursday. The New York Times.
The North American newspaper, which cited US government sources, indicated that Flávio Bolsonaro is in Florida with a “temporary immigration status” granted under the “orders” of Donald Trump “and will probably be granted permanent residence later.”
On Monday, after his electoral defeat, Flávio Bolsonaro was notified of a court order that prohibited him from leaving the country and required him to hand over his passport in the context of a case for alleged money laundering.
The former presidential candidate, his wife and two daughters crossed the border from Brazil to Argentina, boarded a private plane in Puerto Iguazú, made a stopover in Guayaquil (Ecuador) and landed this Wednesday in Miami (United States).
Who managed the flight
The private plane in which the Bolsonaros traveled was managed by a White House communications official named Jason Miller, a person familiar with the operation told the newspaper.
“Mr. Bolsonaro is expected to apply at some point for US permanent resident status, known as a green card,” the report said, citing an official.
He also noted that this permanent status “would be processed quickly,” as Washington already did with the senator’s younger brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, who resides in Texas and obtained “rapid approval” for his permanent residence this past July, has close ties to Donald Trump’s government and is “in contact” with Miller, the official who arranged the senator’s transportation.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the newspaper that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family members “were received and inspected” by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents upon arriving in the United States and were later released.
A public government record to which the New York Times “suggests that Mr. Bolsonaro presented a canceled diplomatic passport upon arrival,” the article noted.
