Aline Brea

I have a list of people being harbored by the United States (or suspected to be here) to escape Brazilian justice: Flávio Bolsonaro: Traveled to the United States via private charter after his Brazilian passports were ordered surrendered amid money-laundering and coup-plotting investigations. The Trump administration issued entry visas and offered safe haven despite the cancellation of his travel documents by Brazil's judiciary. Alexandre Ramagem (Former Director of ABIN / Federal Police Chief): Convicted for his role in illegal surveillance and espionage during Bolsonaro's presidency. He fled his sentence through South American border points into the U.S., where he applied for political asylum. Though briefly taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Florida, he was released while Brazil's formal extradition request remained unanswered by the U.S. State Department. By the way, a normal immigrant applying for asylum wouldn't get such preferential treatment. We'll revisit this one. Allan dos Santos (Blogger / Influencer): Subject to a Brazilian arrest warrant issued in 2021 for promoting anti-democratic acts and disseminating fake news. He relocated to Florida, where his extradition requests and revoked visa status went unenforced during conservative U.S. political protection campaigns. Eduardo Bolsonaro: Located in Florida to establish political ties with U.S. conservative factions while facing multiple judicial inquiries in Brazil, acting as a liaison between the exile network and U.S. officials. He has since relocated to Houston, I believe. Paulo Figueiredo Filho: A former pro-Bolsonaro commentator and grandson of Brazil's former military dictator. Facing formal investigation by the STF for his role in alleged anti-democratic campaigns and disinformation networks, he resides in Florida under U.S. constitutional free speech protections, actively advising the exiled political network. Bruno Aiub ("Monark"): One of Brazil’s most prominent podcasters, who was ordered by STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes to have his social media accounts blocked and faced steep financial penalties and investigation for anti-democratic rhetoric. He fled Brazil for the U.S., where he resides while under an active STF inquiry for judicial disobedience. Oswaldo Eustáquio: A pro-Bolsonaro journalist and blogger who was placed under multiple STF preventive detention and house arrest orders in Brazil. He fled abroad to avoid imprisonment and has spent time operating within the broader U.S. and Latin American conservative exile community. None of these individuals are hiding. They are living, open and free, in the United States, who are declining to cooperate with the Brazilian government.

I've talked a lot about Flávio Bolsonaro, the failed Brazilian candidate who fled to Miami this week and declared himself President of Brazil, because, for some reason, THAT'S a thing. We haven't talked much about his older brother, Eduardo, who is currently a resident of Houston, TX and who many thought was their father's real preferred candidate. A little background: Eduardo Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and former federal police officer who served as a Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo. The third son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, he is a prominent conservative figure in Brazilian politics known for advocating right-wing policies and maintaining close ties with conservative political movements internationally. In June 2026, the Supreme Court of Brazil unanimously convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro of coercion during a judicial proceeding. The court sentenced him to four years and two months in prison after prosecutors proved he used his political platform to lobby foreign officials - including members of the Trump administration - to enact sanctions and tariffs on Brazilian officials in an attempt to halt the prosecution of his father, Jair Bolsonaro. Because Eduardo Bolsonaro has been living in the United States, he was sentenced in absentia, leading Brazilian authorities to declare him at-large, issue an arrest warrant, and request an Interpol notice for his arrest. So, when people are saying #DeportTheBolsonaros, they are talking about more than Flávio. To reiterate, the United States should not be harboring fugitives who have done real harm to their home countries. The Bolsonaro brothers should be returned to Brazil to face justice.