Marco Rubio says U.S. "was not involved directly in any of the moves" regarding Bolsonaro's exit

President Donald Trump said at a Saturday Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida that Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential election, could remain in the U.S. with no time limit. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also addressed Bolsonaro’s exit from Brazil earlier that week, saying federal authorities had no direct part in the events around it, after Reuters and other outlets reported that White House official Jason Miller assisted in planning the trip. Bolsonaro left after losing to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; a Brazilian Supreme Court justice had revoked his passport amid Brazilian federal inquiries into money laundering, and police believed he might flee. He entered under a temporary humanitarian status. Rubio spoke with Brazil’s foreign minister in Atlanta and expected to meet again in France. The remarks indicated that U.S.-Brazil relations might stay tense.