Flávio Bolsonaro’s Passports Revoked in Money Laundering Probe

WHO:

BBC News - Flávio Bolsonaro is described as a defeated presidential candidate.

BBC News - Flávio Bolsonaro is under investigation for alleged money laundering.

Drudge Report - Flávio Bolsonaro is named in the headline about a money-laundering inquiry.

WHAT:

The Intercept - Reports say the Trump administration granted Flávio Bolsonaro a visa.

BBC News - Flávio Bolsonaro’s passports were cancelled after he failed to surrender them.

BBC News - Flávio Bolsonaro is barred from leaving Brazil.

Drudge Report - The headline says Flávio Bolsonaro was ordered to hand over his passport in a money-laundering inquiry.

WHERE:

BBC News - The restriction on travel applies to leaving Brazil.

WHY:

The Intercept - The article says the visa was granted after Brazil’s Supreme Court tried to strip Flávio Bolsonaro of his passport.

BBC News - The passport cancellation followed Flávio Bolsonaro’s failure to surrender his passports; the article says he is under investigation for alleged money laundering.

Drudge Report - The passport order is associated with a money-laundering inquiry.

HOW:

BBC News - The article says Flávio Bolsonaro failed to surrender his passports, after which they were cancelled.

Drudge Report - The headline describes an order requiring Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over his passport.

(UPDATED October 28, 2026 05:01 UTC)

Flávio Bolsonaro, a defeated presidential candidate under investigation for alleged money laundering, is barred from leaving Brazil after failing to surrender his passports. Brazilian authorities cancelled the passports, and an order required him to hand them over. Reports say the Trump administration granted him a visa after Brazil’s Supreme Court tried to strip him of his passport.

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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 18:03 UTC)

Flávio Bolsonaro, a defeated presidential candidate under investigation for alleged money laundering, is barred from leaving Brazil. His passports were cancelled after he failed to surrender them. The passport order is linked to the money-laundering inquiry.