However, Brazil’s Federal Police have found no official record of Bolsonaro leaving the country through an immigration checkpoint.

Authorities are reportedly in contact with Argentina to establish whether he crossed into the neighbouring country.

The developments come amid mounting legal pressure on the 45-year-old senator, who is facing multiple federal investigations.

Passports cancelled after 24-hour deadline

According to a police official familiar with the matter, Brazil’s Federal Police cancelled Bolsonaro’s passports after he failed to surrender them within a 24-hour deadline imposed by the Supreme Court.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the order amid concerns that the senator could flee the country while facing ongoing investigations.

The Bolsonaro family has repeatedly accused Moraes of politically targeting their movement.

Bolsonaro had said in a social media video on Monday that authorities ordered him to hand over both his ordinary and diplomatic passports and barred him from leaving Brazil.

The senator linked the move to remarks by his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro, who had reportedly said during a podcast that Flavio should leave the country if he lost the election.

Argentina denies reports of Bolsonaro’s arrival

Reports of Bolsonaro’s alleged departure gained traction after Argentine publication Infobae claimed he had crossed into Argentina through Misiones, a province bordering Brazil, and intended to travel to the United States.

However, a spokesperson for Argentine President Javier Milei denied that Bolsonaro had entered the country.

Argentina’s spokesperson, Adrian Ravier, also said during a press conference on Tuesday that Bolsonaro had not requested asylum in Argentina.

Meanwhile, Bolsonaro’s allies told Bloomberg News that they had attempted to contact the senator on Tuesday morning but had received no response. His spokesperson had not immediately responded to requests for comment, according to the report.

Election defeat adds to political tensions

Bolsonaro lost the presidential runoff to incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday.

He initially indicated that he would seek to annul the election results, citing a Supreme Court decision to extend voting hours, but subsequently backed away from the plan.

The election defeat has intensified political tensions in Brazil, where the Bolsonaro family has remained at the centre of a series of legal and political controversies.

Jair Bolsonaro, who lost the 2022 presidential election to Lula, left Brazil for the United States before eventually returning.

He was later barred from holding public office for eight years over false claims concerning Brazil’s electronic voting system.

In September 2025, the former president was convicted of plotting a coup following his electoral defeat. He was arrested two months later amid concerns that he might flee and is currently serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest, according to the report.

Multiple investigations against Flavio Bolsonaro

Flavio Bolsonaro is facing at least two federal investigations.

One concerns allegations of money laundering, corruption and tax evasion linked to his alleged connections with Daniel Vorcaro, the former owner of Banco Master, which has been implicated in a major banking fraud case.

Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing but has acknowledged seeking money from Vorcaro to finance a film about his father.

A separate investigation by the Federal Police has reportedly identified links between the senator and a lawyer under scrutiny over alleged money laundering.

Supreme Court orders probe into foreign campaign financing

In a separate development, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Tuesday directed federal authorities to investigate allegations of potentially illegal foreign financing of Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign, including possible involvement by a group linked to US Vice President JD Vance.

The justice clarified that the order did not establish that illegal financing had occurred, but said the allegations raised during the presidential campaign warranted investigation.

Vance’s office had not responded to a request for comment, according to the report.

As authorities continue to examine Bolsonaro’s whereabouts, there has been no official confirmation that he has left Brazil or entered Argentina.