Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro won the first round by 2.2 million votes, then surprisingly lost the second round by 4.4 million votes amid a controversial disruption of bus service and a subsequent order by Brazil’s Supreme Court to extend voting in major cities for two hours.

• Bolsonaro has not resisted da Silva remaining in power, but he also has not conceded the election.
• President Donald Trump said the election “looked terrible” and “like another rigged election.”

On Monday, the court ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports within 24 hours as part of an investigation into money-laundering accusations he has denied. When he did not comply, authorities canceled his travel documents, and he departed for the U.S.

Prince Luiz Philippe de Orléans e Braganza, a federal deputy allied with the Bolsonaro family and a descendant of both Holy Roman Emperor Francis ii and Brazilian Emperor Pedro ii, has also described the election as appearing rigged.

• He was considered a potential vice-presidential running mate for Jair Bolsonaro in 2018 and previously served as chief financial officer of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the spac that merged with Trump Media & Technology Group to take Truth Social public.

Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party, despite failing to secure the presidency, roughly doubled its Senate caucus and is now the chamber’s largest single party. Flávio Bolsonaro’s departure to the U.S. is viewed by some as a way to avoid immediate legal pressure while remaining able to influence his political movement from abroad.

Herbert W. Armstrong prophesied that the alliance between Europe and South America would grow extremely strong. Now the Liberal Party is trying to improve Brazil’s relationship with Europe by pointing people back to the Holy Roman Empire.

• This movement is currently persecuted by the Marxist de Silva administration, yet Bolsonaro’s escape to the U.S. shows it may continue gaining strength. For more information, read “Will Brazil’s New President Open the Door to the Holy Roman Empire?”