How did a defeated candidate leave Brazil despite a court order?

Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over his passports within 24 hours in a money-laundering probe. On Monday he posted that he had no plans to leave. The next day he crossed into Argentina by land.

Argentine migration authorities say he used an Italian passport in his name. He boarded a private jet at Puerto Iguazú, stopped in Guayaquil, and landed in Miami, where US authorities admitted all four.

Brazil's Foreign Ministry summoned Argentina's charge d'affaires in Brasília to ask about Buenos Aires' role. Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno called the reports false. Chief of cabinet Diego Santilli said there was no impediment and no Interpol notice. Clarín claims three Argentine bodies ran the operation; the government has not confirmed it.