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Argentina says Flávio Bolsonaro flew to Ecuador

Published 28 October 2026

Argentina’s National Directorate of Migration said Wednesday that Flávio Bolsonaro crossed from Brazil into Argentina with his family and boarded a private flight bound for Guayaquil, Ecuador, after Argentine officials had initially denied he entered the country. His arrival in the United States, reported in some accounts, has not been officially confirmed. The agency said Bolsonaro, his wife and two daughters crossed into Argentina on Tuesday night and left on a private flight operated by Baires Fly S.A. The agency’s account said they had valid travel documents and no legal impediment to enter Argentina. Flight-tracking data cited in one report showed the aircraft taking off from Puerto Iguazú shortly after 03:00 GMT on Wednesday. The account followed an earlier statement from Argentina’s migration authority that it had no record of Bolsonaro entering the country. A source at Argentina’s Security Ministry also said he had not entered. The authority later reported that Bolsonaro and his family crossed the border and flew to Ecuador. The supplied reports do not explain the change in the official account. Reports that Bolsonaro had reached Miami have not been confirmed by US...

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