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Flávio Bolsonaro's Passports Cancelled After Failure To Surrender

Flávio Bolsonaro's Passports Cancelled After Failure To Surrender

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THE BRIEF
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Brazilian police cancelled the passports of defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro on Tuesday after he failed to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender them.

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The Supreme Court had mandated the handover within 24 hours as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering, which Bolsonaro denies.

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Federal officers are checking border crossings to verify his whereabouts following his narrow defeat to left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday's run-off election.