Trump voices support for Flávio Bolsonaro, without confirming his whereabouts
The broadcast pairs Trump's conditional welcome with questions about the Brazilian senator's entry documents and possible asylum.
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FLÁVIO ENTROU NOS EUA COM PASSAPORTE DIPLOMÁTICO CANCELADO PELA PF | BASTIDORES CNN
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- 2:54The anchors trace Bolsonaro's reported journey through Argentina and Ecuador before reaching Florida.
- 4:20Priscila Yazbek examines the airport arrival, entry documents and questions about possible political asylum.
- 12:39Trump expresses conditional support while saying he had heard Bolsonaro was in Argentina.
- 18:08Falcão distinguishes Bolsonaro's regular Brazilian, diplomatic and Italian passports.
- 19:36Elijonas Maia examines questions surrounding cancellation of the diplomatic passport.
Donald Trump offers a supportive response when reporters ask about Flávio Bolsonaro, but his answer does not establish that he knows the Brazilian senator has reached the United States.
"I don't know now. I heard he was in Argentina," Trump says in footage carried by Brazil's CNN Brasil. He then adds: "But yeah, certainly I'd approve if he were here." Those remarks express support, not an announcement that asylum has been requested or granted.
The exchange appears in the October 28 edition of Bastidores CNN, hosted by Tainá Falcão and Gustavo Uribe. Its main report concerns Bolsonaro's arrival in Florida and the claim that he entered using a diplomatic passport canceled by Brazil's Federal Police. Bolsonaro is a senator for Rio de Janeiro and a son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
The broadcast traces a route through Argentina and Ecuador before Florida. Reporting from New York, Priscila Yazbek examines the arrival at Opa-locka airport, questions about diplomatic entry and the possibility of political asylum. An on-screen update, attributed to sources, says Brazil's Foreign Ministry is proceeding cautiously.
Later, Falcão distinguishes the documents Bolsonaro holds: a regular Brazilian passport, a diplomatic passport and an Italian passport. Public security analyst Elijonas Maia joins to examine the cancellation issue, leaving the legal implications of the diplomatic document as an unresolved question rather than a settled conclusion.
The program also reports that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva instructed ministers not to exploit Bolsonaro's departure politically. Political analyst Isabel Mega examines the implications for relations between Brazil and the United States.
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