Flávio Bolsonaro arrived at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport before 09:30 local time on Wednesday. The former senator and his family flew a Gulfstream G400 to the United States from the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil.
Before reaching Miami, the group departed Puerto Iguazú, Argentina at 12:18 local time on Wednesday. The family entered northern Argentina late on Tuesday evening after crossing into the country over land.
The US State Department confirmed it would issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family. President Donald Trump told reporters he would approve of Bolsonaro coming to the United States.
Flávio Bolsonaro lost the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday. Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup.
The President of Brazil stated, "those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear." One probe concerns alleged money laundering, while another involves the transfer of nearly 70m GBP from Banco Master to the film Dark Horse.
The Senate term of Flávio Bolsonaro ends on 31 January, the same day he is set to lose parliamentary immunity. Eduardo Bolsonaro was convicted in absentia by Brazil's highest court earlier this year.
