Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro says a Supreme Court justice has ordered him not to leave the country and has required him to surrender his passports after he lost a presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
In most accounts, Bolsonaro refuses to concede defeat and says he will challenge the court order, framing it as intimidation while also describing plans to lead the opposition to Lula’s government. Several outlets link the court action to an investigation involving money laundering and report that the decision is connected to steps the court directs police to take.
Coverage also references the role of Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, including that he issued the ruling. One outlet adds a broader institutional context by noting Moraes’ previous involvement in legal proceedings related to Bolsonaro’s father and a past attempt at a coup, while other reports focus more tightly on the travel ban and Bolsonaro’s response.
