Brazil’s far-right leader and former presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is in Miami, United States, following a dramatic saga in which he left his home country hours after losing a runoff against incumbent Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva.

The situation triggered a frenzy in Brazil and Argentina, given that the former candidate had been issued a travel ban the morning after the elections. A wave of uncertainty engulfed both countries, as Bolsonaro disappeared in Brasilia after posting a video saying he would comply with the decision on Monday evening. 

He reappeared around 36 hours later in Miami on Wednesday, after leaving from an Argentine airport amid rumors that he had left the night before.  

What happened in the middle is the subject of speculation for which there are still scant answers. How did he get out of Brazil if he had a travel ban? Did he enter Argentina legally?

What happened to Bolsonaro following the elections?

On Monday morning, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports within 24 hours and prohibited him from traveling abroad as part of a money laundering investigation he is involved in. 

The far-right leader initially said he would comply but ultimately failed to surrender his documents before the........

© Buenos Aires Herald