By Hedelberto López Blanch *
Far-right former candidate Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil after losing the general election, following a plan devised by Israel, the United States, and Argentina, according to several media outlets.
A report by CNN Brasil stated that Bolsonaro left Brazil for Argentina by land in two vans, accompanied by his wife, his two daughters, and a former agent of the Israeli intelligence service (Mossad), as part of an operation supported by several countries.
The former Israeli agent—now a naturalized U.S. citizen—arrived in Brazil on October 19 and accompanied Flávio from Brazil to Argentina, where they received assistance from members of Javier Milei’s government. According to records, the former Mossad agent traveled in the same van as Bolsonaro, crossing via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge, which connects Foz do Iguaçu in southern Brazil with Puerto Iguazú in Argentina.
CNN Brasil reported that, from Puerto Iguazú, the Bolsonaro family boarded a Gulfstream G400—a long-range, luxury executive jet operated by the Argentine charter company Baires Fly. The aircraft subsequently made a refueling stop in Guayaquil, Ecuador, before landing on Wednesday, October 28, at the Opa-locka Executive Airport in Miami, Florida.
Details from the investigation revealed that the private jet used to transport Bolsonaro was provided by Jason Miller, a political strategist for Donald Trump and a current special official within the U.S. government at the White House. Upon arrival, Bolsonaro used his diplomatic passport, even though it had been canceled by the Brazilian Federal Police. Despite reports indicating United States involvement in the operation dubbed “Alba,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Washington did not directly intervene in Bolsonaro’s departure.
At a press conference in Atlanta, Rubio stated that Flávio already held a visa, and the president — in his “great kindness” — decided to allow him entry into the country. How generous!
It should be recalled that Flávio fled to the United States to evade the Brazilian justice system, which had opened an investigation into him for alleged corruption and money laundering linked to digital betting.
On October 26—the day after the elections — the Brazilian Federal Police informed him that he was required to surrender his passports (both his Brazilian passport and any others he might hold) pursuant to a court order issued by the Supreme Federal Court (STF). In effect, from that moment on, he became a fugitive from Brazilian justice.
*The New York Times* and *The Wall Street Journal* reported that the plane chartered by Jason Miller was paid for by an intermediary using a U.S. bank account.
The investigation concluded that this was not an improvised escape by Bolsonaro, but rather a large-scale international operation, noting that “there was assistance at the national and state levels from Argentina and the United States.”
Unsurprisingly, for Trump — who was eager to seize the wealth of the South American giant by any means necessary, thereby establishing political and economic dominance over all of South America — Lula’s victory was far from welcome; he immediately labeled the Brazilian elections “shameful.”
The far-right candidate favored by the U.S. empire has lost, and at some point, Flávio will have to answer to the justice system of his own country.
IMAGE CREDIT: Caricature: Adán Iglesias Toledo
(*) Hedelberto López Blanch is a Cuban journalist. He writes for the newspaper *Juventud Rebelde* and the weekly *Opciones*. He is the author of *Cuban Emigration in the United States*, *Secret Stories of Cuban Doctors in Africa*, *Miami: Dirty Money*, and *Rubio: An Uncontrollable Mythomaniac*, among others.
