Rubio denies having facilitated Flávio Bolsonaro's escape, but confirms Trump's approval for entry into the USA
Secretary of State says that Washington did not participate in the country's exit arrangements, but a Clarín report points to American aid.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM INFOMONEY · 2 MIN
At a press conference in Atlanta, during the G20 foreign ministers' meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on October 31 that the American government did not facilitate Flávio Bolsonaro's (PL) departure from the country. When asked about the topic, he was direct: “We don’t make anything easier.”
According to InfoMoney, Rubio went beyond denial and said that the US was not involved in any of the arrangements for Flávio's departure. At the same time, he acknowledged that the politician's entry into American territory was authorized by Trump's decision. He stated that Flávio already had a visa secured before that, which separates, in the official version, the granting of entry from participation in the escape.
The counterpoint comes from a report by the Argentine newspaper Clarín, published on October 30 and signed by Nicolás Wiñazki. According to the vehicle, there was American help in the escape in Argentine and Brazilian territory, including the rental of at least three jets. According to the same investigation, a white van with tinted windows arrived at Puerto Iguazú airport almost at midnight on Tuesday, October 27th.
The report also describes a Gulfstream IV private jet, registration LV-JQW, which took off almost immediately toward Miami. The data collected for this article does not identify who boarded the aircraft, and this gap is a central part of the debate.
What is at stake is the credibility of the official American version in the face of a report with operational details. The distinction made by Rubio between authorization of entry and participation in exit is the point of attention, both for the diplomatic relationship between Brazil and the United States and for the role of Flávio Bolsonaro himself in the political scenario.
What changes for the investor
In the facts found, there is no market data linked to the case, so it is not possible to estimate the effect on Ibovespa, Nasdaq, interest rates or the dollar. The possible impact is indirect: diplomatic disputes and doubts about the relationship between the two governments could change the perception of risk about Brazil, which tends to weigh on exchange rates and the flow of foreign capital. For those who follow institutional risk, the point to observe is whether the official American explanation holds up and whether the episode takes on formal developments.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
