State Department Official Says Flávio Bolsonaro and Family Will Receive U.S. Visas After He Leaves Brazil Past a Passport-Surrender Deadline

CBS News/AP reports that a senior State Department official said Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will receive U.S. visas. Bolsonaro departed Brazil for the U.S., according to multiple Brazilian media reports, as a deadline to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports expired at noon Tuesday; it remained unclear whether he had complied. The order is described as sealed and issued Sunday; Lula said “Brazil is their second nation, the U.S. is the first,” per Reuters.

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The Cascade Ledger. “State Department Official Says Flávio Bolsonaro and Family Will Receive U.S. Visas After He Leaves Brazil Past a Passport-Surrender Deadline.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 27, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--state-department-official-says-flavio-bolsonaro-and-family-will-receive-us-visas-after-he-leaves-brazil/