Flávio Bolsonaro heading to Ecuador, Argentina says, after losing Brazil’s presidential election– www.cbsnews.com

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family were en route to Ecuador after leaving Brazil and stopping off in Argentina, the Argentine National Directorate of Migration said on social media. Bolsonaro lost Brazil’s hotly contested presidential election over the weekend.

Bolsonaro, his wife and two daughters arrived in Argentina Tuesday night through the Tancredo Neves International Bridge border crossing, the directorate said, then boarded a private plane for a flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador.

There was no word on whether they would remain in Ecuador.

Earlier, a senior State Department official told CBS News Bolsonaro and his family would receive U.S. visas.

Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump, and his family will be allowed entry into the U.S., the official said.

Bolsonaro departed Brazil for the U.S. after being defeated by incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s election, according to multiple Brazilian media reports.

A spokesperson for Bolsonaro did not respond to a request for comment. His campaign manager Rogério Marinho also refused to comment.

Silva said Tuesday it was “shameful” that Bolsonaro had fled Brazil.