Brazil summons Argentine diplomat over Flavio Bolsonaro's departure

BRASILIA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government summoned Argentina's charge d'affaires in Brazil, Maria Emilia Cortes, to seek clarification on the Argentine government's alleged role in Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil, local media reported Friday.

Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate who lost the runoff on Oct. 25, arrived in the United States with his family Wednesday aboard a private plane that departed from Argentina and made a stopover in Ecuador.

Flavio Bolsonaro (C), the right-wing Liberal Party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff, attends a press conference after presidential runoff in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. (File photo: Xinhua)

The Argentine government confirmed that the Brazilian senator left with his family on a private plane that departed from Argentine territory Tuesday night, two days after Brazil's presidential election.

Cortes was received Thursday afternoon at the Itamaraty Palace, Brazil's Foreign Ministry headquarters in the capital Brasilia.

The move was a response to Argentine President Javier Milei's remarks criticizing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and expressing support for Bolsonaro during Brazil's election campaign.