Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration denied technical takeoff permission for a Miami flight from Puerto Iguazú after Infobae reported that Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro crossed into Argentina using his national identity card to board a Baires Fly Gulfstream G400 jet with registration LV-JQW, according to Misiones Online and O Globo.
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By Tuesday morning, Bolsonaro had missed a 24 hour deadline to surrender his ordinary and diplomatic passports to Brazil’s Federal Police despite telling his defense team he would comply, O Globo columnist Bela Megale reported. While Federal Police contacted Argentine authorities to check border crossings for a possible departure, Folha de S.Paulo reported that neither country found an official record of his entry and an ally denied he had left Brazil.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the travel ban and passport seizure order on Sunday night after Bolsonaro lost the presidential runoff election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The ruling cited flight risk concerns in an ongoing money laundering investigation involving Bolsonaro and lawyer Willer Tomaz, whom the senator was also barred from contacting.
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Argentina treats the case primarily as a law-enforcement matter rather than a political asylum issue. Milei’s earlier endorsement creates noise, but Argentine officials comply enough with Brazil’s court orders to prevent a wider rupture.
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The episode becomes a bilateral dispute because of Milei’s open support for Flávio Bolsonaro and the symbolism of a suspected escape route through Argentina. Both governments avoid a formal break, but legal cooperation slows and rhetoric intensifies.
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Brazilian authorities respond to the suspected escape attempt with tougher judicial restrictions. The central impact is domestic politics: Flávio’s candidacy faces greater legal risk, and the right-wing coalition must consider contingency plans.
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Investigators fail to fully contain the story and new evidence suggests a broader effort to remove Flávio from Brazilian jurisdiction. This is less likely because Argentina has already denied the Miami jet takeoff, but the fast-moving timeline leaves room for alternative routes or accomplices.
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