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Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami with family after losing Brazil's presidential election

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Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, landed in Miami on Wednesday with his family. The Associated Press reported that the US State Department granted them visas. Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passport on Monday, and he is under criminal investigation, reports say, over an alleged money-laundering scheme. The New York Post reported that President Donald Trump expressed support for his coming to the United States. Before landing, reports gave conflicting accounts of his route, including stops in Ecuador and Argentina.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Flávio Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

    Across the spectrumReported byFar Left1Left2Center3Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Left
    The New York Times, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Sky News, France 24, The Hill
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  2. Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday after the US State Department granted them visas.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  3. Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passport on Monday while he is under investigation.

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Left
    The New York Times, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  4. President Donald Trump expressed support for Bolsonaro coming to the United States, according to the New York Post.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro’s passport taken from him.

    The New Republic reports that police were ordered to seize the passport and Al Jazeera says he was ordered to surrender it, while The Hill reports that the court ordered his passports returned.

How each side tells it

Compare views

All sides report that Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s runoff to Lula, landed in the United States with his family after the State Department granted visas. Left and center coverage stresses the Supreme Court passport order and investigation, while right-side outlets emphasise the US welcome and Trump’s support.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Mainstream left outlets report the Miami arrival in plain terms, while Far Left The New Republic casts the US visa decision as a boost for a far-right leader under Trump.

    Flávio Bolsonaro Lands in Miami After Fleeing Brazil
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    7 outlets

    Center headlines report the arrival and stress the travel ban, with France 24 and Straight Arrow News focusing on the unknown route and whether he defied the ban.

    Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro flies on from Ecuador to unknown destination despite travel ban
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    6 outlets · 1 opinion

    Right headlines present the arrival as a US welcome or Trump-backed refuge, with the Far Right Daily Wire stressing State Department approval and the Daily Caller reporting it as a flight after election loss.

    United States Welcomes Flávio Bolsonaro After He Flees Brazil Following Elections
    The Daily WireFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left7

    Far-Right LeaderHuge BoostFrenzyafter vanishing from public view

  • Center3

    on the runstunning moveFailed

  • Right12

    shocking losscontroversialWild chain of eventsDemocrat Party

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    on the runMore neutral: has left the country

    Implies fugitive status, but the article reports an investigation and a court order, not a charge or conviction.

    Brazil: Bolsonaro defeated and on the run

    Used byFrance 24 (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    Far-Right LeaderMore neutral: Brazilian opposition leader

    The political label attached to Bolsonaro in the headline pre-judges him rather than describing his role.

    Gives Brazil’s Fleeing Far-Right Leader a Huge Boost

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Huge BoostMore neutral: support

    The phrase judges the visas as a major gain for Bolsonaro, which the reporting does not establish.

    Gives Brazil’s Fleeing Far-Right Leader a Huge Boost

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    shocking lossMore neutral: lost the election

    Calling the loss shocking adds drama that the sentence does not need to report who lost the election.

    …Brazilian Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro coming to the US after his shocking loss, as he faces an investigation back home.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Loaded modifier

    controversialMore neutral: Brazilian Supreme Federal Court vice-president Alexandre de Moraes

    Labeling Moraes controversial pre-judges him before the sentence gives his role and court.

    …as President Trump has expressed support for him to take refuge in the US after controversial Vice-President of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil Alexandre de Moraes ordered…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Wild chain of eventsMore neutral: Series of events

    The phrase adds drama to a sequence of events without adding a checkable fact.

    Wild chain of events

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    FrenzyMore neutral: Draws many memes

    The word overstates a set of online jokes and posts as a wave of excitement.

    Flavio Bolsonaro’s Flight to Miami Sparks Frenzy of Memes in Brazil

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

  • Sensational language

    stunning moveMore neutral: move

    The adjective adds drama that the account of the move does not need.

    The stunning move came after 48 hours in which Bolsonaro refused to concede to Brazilian President…

    Used byPBS NewsHour (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    after vanishing from public viewMore neutral: whose whereabouts were unknown

    Vanishing suggests deliberate concealment, while the excerpt says only that his whereabouts became unknown.

    Bolsonaro turns up in Florida after vanishing from public view

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Sensational language

    died before our very eyesMore neutral: lost its bid for the presidency

    Presents an election defeat as a dramatic death of a political movement.

    …would-be far-right presidential dynasty in South America’s largest country died before our very eyes.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    CowardlyMore neutral: Bolsonaro Seeks Trump Support

    Calls Bolsonaro a coward, a judgement of character that the reporting does not establish.

    Another Cowardly Bolsonaro Comes Crying to Donald Trump

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Comes CryingMore neutral: Turns

    Suggests distress and weakness without a source for it.

    Another Cowardly Bolsonaro Comes Crying to Donald Trump

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Democrat PartyMore neutral: Democratic Party

    Deliberate misnaming used as a slight; the party's name is the Democratic Party.

    The Democrat Party has gotten the back of every Third World supposed “asylum” seeker that has found…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    Third World supposed “asylum” seekerMore neutral: migrants seeking asylum

    Ties a national-origin term to a label that presumes fraud, applied to all asylum seekers from poorer countries.

    The Democrat Party has gotten the back of every Third World supposed “asylum” seeker that has found his way into the United States for the past decade.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    political dissidentMore neutral: defeated presidential candidate

    Presents Bolsonaro as persecuted for speech, a characterization the coverage does not establish.

    But the confirmed arrival of a political dissident who has been targeted by a communist regime for no other reason that he dared…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    communist regimeMore neutral: Brazilian government

    Calls Brazil’s government communist without evidence, although it is an elected government.

    But the confirmed arrival of a political dissident who has been targeted by a communist regime for no other reason that he dared to challenged the authoritarian socialist in…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Absolutist framing

    for no other reasonMore neutral: possibly because of

    States a single motive as certain, where the reporting describes an investigation.

    …arrival of a political dissident who has been targeted by a communist regime for no other reason that he dared to challenged the authoritarian socialist in charge?

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    authoritarian socialistMore neutral: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    Labels the president’s government without supporting evidence in the supplied coverage.

    …by a communist regime for no other reason that he dared to challenged the authoritarian socialist in charge?

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Marxist Democrat PartyMore neutral: Democratic Party

    Assigns an ideology to a party without support in the supplied coverage.

    That is apparently a bridge too far for the Marxist Democrat Party.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Lose ItMore neutral: criticize

    Describes the Democrats’ reaction with an emotional idiom that exaggerates it.

    Dems Lose It After Trump Smuggles Bolsonaro Out of Brazil Following 'Rigged' Election

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    SmugglesMore neutral: Flies

    Implies an illicit or secret removal, while reports describe visas issued and a flight to Miami.

    Dems Lose It After Trump Smuggles Bolsonaro Out of Brazil Following 'Rigged' Election

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    FailedMore neutral: Defeated

    Calling him a failed candidate pre-judges the campaign, when the neutral fact is that he lost the election.

    Failed Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the U.S.

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    Quoted

    very strangeMore neutral: Trump said he was surprised by the result

    A judgement that the election was irregular, offered without evidence and presented as Trump’s own view.

    “The election was very strange, and I thought it was terrible.” “I didn’t take sides.

    Quoted byNew York Post (Right)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump administration’s visa decision
  • passport order and money-laundering probe
  • Bolsonaro’s far-right politics

Leaves out

  • Trump’s public support for his refuge

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

7 outlets

Leads with

  • unknown destination
  • travel ban defied
  • visas and legal troubles

Leaves out

  • Trump’s public support for his refuge

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

See the 7 headlines from the centerHide the headlines

From the right

6 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • US welcome and visas
  • Trump’s support for refuge
  • Lula as leftist incumbent
See the 7 headlines from the rightHide the headlines
  • One America NewsFar Right

    Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami with Trump’s approval after Brazil election loss

    Defeated Brazilian Presidential candidate and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in Miami, Florida, after fleeing his country in the wake of its election results.

    Read at One America News (opens in a new tab)
  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Reports: Flavio Bolsonaro Lands in U.S. After Fleeing Brazil Through Argentina

    Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Florida on Wednesday morning, hours after Argentina confirmed that they legally entered the country and boarded a flight toward Ecuador.

    Read at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington TimesRight

    Bolsonaro, family land in Miami after loss in Brazilian election

    Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and his family reached Miami on Wednesday after he lost Sunday's presidential election to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily CallerFar Right

    REPORT: Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil After Election Loss

    Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro fled his country Tuesday for the U.S. after losing a keenly contested presidential election to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to multiple reports. Bolsonaro and his family would receive U.S. …

    Read at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami as Trump approves his refuge in US

    President Trump expressed support for defeated Brazilian Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro coming to the US after his Sensational language“shocking loss”Calling the loss shocking adds drama that the sentence does not need to report who lost the election.More neutral: lost the electionDisagree with this highlight?, as he faces an investigation back home.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily WireFar Right

    United States Welcomes Flávio Bolsonaro After He Flees Brazil Following Elections

    WASHINGTON — Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, arrived in the United States on Wednesday morning after fleeing his home country. …

    Read at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
  • RedStateFar RightOpinion

    Dems Sensational language“Lose It”Describes the Democrats’ reaction with an emotional idiom that exaggerates it.More neutral: criticizeDisagree with this highlight? After Trump Loaded verb“Smuggles”Implies an illicit or secret removal, while reports describe visas issued and a flight to Miami.More neutral: FliesDisagree with this highlight? Bolsonaro Out of Brazil Following 'Rigged' Election

    The Delegitimizing label“Democrat Party”Deliberate misnaming used as a slight; the party's name is the Democratic Party.More neutral: Democratic PartyDisagree with this highlight? has gotten the back of every Third World supposed “asylum” seeker that has found his way into the United States for the past decade.

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    15 hr 59 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 9:34 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Oct 27, 5:35 PM EDT

  • Right

    13 hr 33 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 7:08 AM EDT

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  1. Sky NewsCenterOct 27, 5:35 PM EDT
  2. France 24CenterOct 28, 4:02 AM EDT
  3. The Daily WireFar RightOct 28, 7:08 AM EDT
  4. Straight Arrow NewsCenterOct 28, 8:30 AM EDT
  5. The New RepublicFar LeftOct 28, 9:34 AM EDT
  6. The New York TimesLeftOct 28, 10:06 AM EDT
  7. New York PostRightOct 28, 10:16 AM EDT
  8. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 28, 10:22 AM EDT
  9. BloombergLeftOct 28, 10:22 AM EDT
  10. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 28, 10:32 AM EDT
  11. The Washington TimesRightOct 28, 10:45 AM EDT
  12. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 28, 10:54 AM EDT
  13. BBC NewsCenterOct 28, 10:58 AM EDT
  14. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 28, 11:10 AM EDT
  15. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 28, 11:19 AM EDT
  16. One America NewsFar RightOct 28, 11:41 AM EDT
  17. The HillCenterOct 28, 11:52 AM EDT
  18. Mother JonesFar LeftOct 28, 12:05 PM EDT

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