Bolsonaro Flees to Miami After Defeat, Complicating U.S. Rare Earth Strategy

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro secretly flew to Miami three days after losing the presidential runoff, a day after defying a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports in a money-laundering case. The U.S. State Department is issuing visas to him and his family, while Brazilian Justice Flávio Dino ordered federal police to investigate foreign interference. This creates diplomatic friction with Brazil's incoming Lula administration and complicates U.S. rare earth supply chain plans that depend on Brazilian cooperation.

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