Trump says Flávio Bolsonaro can stay in the United States as long as he wants
According to Revista Oeste, Trump stated that the PL senator can remain in the country, while Marco Rubio denies that the government helped the trip.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM REVISTA OESTE · 2 MIN
Donald Trump stated on Saturday (31) that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), the defeated candidate in the Brazilian presidential election, can stay in the United States for as long as he wants. According to Revista Oeste, the statement was given to journalists at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, where the American president also said he had no plans to meet with the parliamentarian.
Flávio's arrival in American territory occurred in the week of the declaration, according to the same publication. Shortly afterwards, Marco Rubio denied, according to Gazeta do Povo, that the Trump administration had helped the senator travel to the United States.
Speaking on Saturday in Atlanta, on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting, Rubio stated, according to InfoMoney, that the US did not facilitate Flávio's departure from Brazil and was not involved in any of the arrangements for his departure. According to him, the senator already had a visa secured, and the decision to allow entry came from Trump.
The versions fit together on one point: the final word on entry and permanence would have been Trump's. Rubio also told Gazeta do Povo that Trump guaranteed Flávio authorization to stay if he went to the USA. Still, the head of American diplomacy insists that Washington was left out of Brazil's departure, a separation that attempts to make clear the government's role in the trip.
The topic is sensitive for diplomacy. By denying any participation, Rubio signals that Washington wants to avoid the perception that it has become involved in the Brazilian political dispute, precisely at the moment when the country is reorganizing itself after the election.
The reports consulted do not detail the type of authorization granted to Flávio nor the period of his stay. There is also, so far, no information about new contacts between the senator and Trump, who said he has no plans to meet him.
What changes for the investor
Episodes of this type tend to weigh more on the perception of political risk than on company fundamentals. The news does not contain market data or economic measures, so there is no basis for estimating a reaction in the stock market, dollar or interest rates. What is worth monitoring is whether the matter evolves into formal friction between the two governments, because diplomatic tensions with Washington could influence the appetite for Brazilian assets in a post-election scenario. For those who operate Nasdaq, the connection with the case is indirect. This article does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
