{"text":[[{"start":9.34,"text":"Flávio Bolsonaro, the losing candidate in Brazil’s presidential election, has landed in the US after fleeing his home country where he is under investigation for corruption and money laundering, according to people who have been briefed on the matter."}],[{"start":13.82,"text":"The rightwing politician and son of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Florida on Tuesday evening, said one of the people. He then met his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is already in self-imposed exile in the US."}],[{"start":35.58,"text":"A Supreme Court judge had imposed a travel ban on Bolsonaro after his failed election bid against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The judicial order to remain in Brazil was linked to ongoing criminal investigations and came hours after Lula’s surprise re-election on Sunday evening, when the leftwinger won a narrow run-off vote by 51.8 to 48.2 per cent."}],[{"start":59.5,"text":"Brazil’s federal police cancelled Bolsonaro’s passports after he did not comply with a deadline to surrender the travel documents by Tuesday morning. Allies then said they were unable to contact him, as questions mounted over his whereabouts throughout the day."}],[{"start":74.02,"text":"Bolsonaro’s presence in the US is likely to worsen the already strained relations between Brasília and Washington. An ally said his wife and two daughters had also left Brazil."}],[{"start":84.02,"text":"The Trump administration, which is yet to formally recognise Lula’s victory, said on Tuesday it would grant a visa to Bolsonaro, whose father Jair was an ally of the Republican president when he was in office."}],[{"start":95.78,"text":"Brazil’s tiebreaker presidential vote was marred by controversy after a Supreme Court judge decreed a last-minute extension of voting for two hours following a request by Lula’s Workers’ Party amid complaints about problems with public transport."}],[{"start":109.78,"text":"Following the result, Bolsonaro slammed the decision, even though his own Liberal Party had asked for polling stations to be kept open in specific areas affected by heavy rainfall. On Monday, US President Donald Trump echoed such criticisms by saying there were signs the election had been “rigged”."}],[{"start":125.98,"text":"Bolsonaro’s legal problems stem from two separate two police probes. One concerns his links to the alleged mastermind of a $10bn bank collapse. The other concerns suspected money laundering involving Bolsonaro and a friend. He denies wrongdoing."}],[{"start":143.5,"text":"Supporters say the defeated presidential candidate is the victim of political persecution. The Supreme Court judge who demanded Bolsonaro’s passport, Alexandre de Moraes, also convicted his father last year and is a hate figure for the Brazilian right."}],[{"start":159.18,"text":"The elder Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence, currently at home on health grounds, for plotting a coup after losing an election to Lula in 2022. Eduardo Bolsonaro was convicted this year for attempting to interfere in the trial of his father and currently lives in Texas."}],[{"start":176.66,"text":"Rogério Marinho, a senator who co-ordinated Bolsonaro’s campaign, said he had not been informed about the candidate’s decision to flee the country and had been surprised. But he said he “understood” it because “a series of abuses has been committed against citizens”."}],[{"start":193.38,"text":"Marinho said the federal police had filed a request for Bolsonaro’s passport only seven minutes after the election result was announced."}],[{"start":201.66,"text":"Lula, who celebrated his 81st birthday on Tuesday, said Bolsonaro’s departure was “shameful”. “What sort of guilty conscience must a citizen have when he has just lost an election and has to leave the country,” he said, adding that the Bolsonaro family treated Brazil as if it were a “second home”."}],[{"start":226.14,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1793165568_1246.mp3"}