Politics● LowOct 29 · Oct 29, 2026, 8:53 PM
Controversy over two similar cases: asylum and Franco Bindi for Evo Morales and escape and Santiago Caputo for Flávio Bolsonaro
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In 2020, the former president left a 'burning' Bolivia and President Alberto Fernández granted him refugee status and paid his expenses, despite judicial arrest warrants. This week, the former presidential candidate of Brazil received support from Javier Milei's government to escape to the U.S.
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