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2026-11-02 10:06:26
[Argentine Media Claims Intelligence Agency Assisted Flavio Bolsonaro's Escape] According to Argentine media reports on November 1st, an intelligence officer from the Argentine National Intelligence Secretariat planned and assisted Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate who lost the Brazilian presidential election, to travel to Ecuador. The Argentine newspaper "Page 12" reported that day that Bolsonaro and his family entered Argentina via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge border crossing in Misiones Province on the evening of October 27th, and subsequently boarded a private plane to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The report also stated that an intelligence officer from the Argentine National Intelligence Secretariat, who previously worked at the US Embassy in Argentina, planned the operation. Several Argentine media outlets previously reported that Santiago Caputo, an advisor to the Argentine president, played a significant role in assisting Bolsonaro's escape. US Secretary of State Rubio stated on October 31st that the US government "did not directly participate" in any operation assisting Bolsonaro's departure to the US. In the second round of Brazil's presidential election, which concluded on October 25, Workers' Party candidate and incumbent President Lula da Silva defeated Flavio Bolsonaro to win re-election. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ruled on October 26 to ban Bolsonaro from leaving the country. On October 28, Bolsonaro, along with his wife and two daughters, arrived in Florida, USA. The Argentine presidential palace has not yet issued a public response to this matter. (Xinhua)
