World news 232K views since yesterday

Trump says Flávio Bolsonaro can stay in US indefinitely, report says

Rubio denies direct US government involvement in the senator's arrival, as Brazil's post-election diplomacy leads the morning bulletin.

Channel: CNN Brasil ·

BrazilStory of November 2, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of CNN Brasil's most watched videos since yesterday, with 231,910 views.

CNN Brasil: A Brazilian news channel on air since 2020 under a CNN licence. 7.3M subscribers and 6.2B views.

TRUMP DIZ QUE FLÁVIO PODE FICAR NOS EUA "O TEMPO QUE QUISER" | CNN AGORA MANHÃ

What did you think?

35 more stories on Flávio Bolsonaro ›

Things we can learn from the video

Press to jump

0:58Lula's reported post-election itinerary includes climate talks, Asian meetings and regional and G20 summits.
4:21Maldonado reports Trump's statement that Flávio Bolsonaro can stay in the United States as long as he wants.
5:57Rubio denies that the US government directly facilitated the senator's arrival.
7:00Teixeira examines how Brazil's election outcome could affect negotiations over revising Jair Bolsonaro's sentence.
14:00The economic segment reports unemployment at 5.2%, followed by Chilli Beans' debt-restructuring request.
18:44The government sends a delegation to investigate reported post-election threats against Indigenous Terena communities.

Donald Trump says Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro can remain in the United States "as long as he wants," according to Brazil's CNN Brasil. The broadcast pairs that message with a separate statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio denying direct US government involvement in the senator's arrival.

Reporting from Miami, Patrícia Maldonado describes Trump's remarks at Mar-a-Lago. In the press-briefing footage that follows, Rubio says: "We didn't facilitate anything." He adds: "At least the US government was not involved directly in any of the moves that were made..."

Flávio Bolsonaro represents Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Senate and is a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Trump's welcome and Rubio's denial address different questions: whether the senator can stay, and whether Washington helped arrange his arrival. The report does not announce a particular immigration status or permission to remain permanently.

The November 1 edition of CNN Agora opens with another consequence of Brazil's election. Reporter Elis Barreto outlines President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's international itinerary following what the broadcaster reports as his re-election: COP31 in Turkey, a state visit to the Philippines, the ASEAN summit, a Mercosur summit in Uruguay and the G20 in Florida.

Political analyst Matheus Teixeira then examines how the election outcome could affect discussions over revising Jair Bolsonaro's sentence. The segment focuses on the Supreme Federal Court, the calculation of sentences and the congressional negotiations surrounding possible changes.

The bulletin also turns to household economics. Economic reporter Vitória Queiróz presents third-quarter figures showing unemployment at 5.2%, described on screen as the lowest level since 2012. A separate report says eyewear retailer Chilli Beans has sought an out-of-court restructuring of debts totaling 340 million reais.

Later items cover a federal delegation sent to Mato Grosso do Sul to investigate reported threats against Indigenous Terena communities after the elections, and former Rio de Janeiro state assembly president Rodrigo Bacellar's expected return to a state penitentiary.