Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Reports differ on Flávio Bolsonaro’s remote Senate vote attempt
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro was in the United States as Brazil’s Senate considered a public security proposal on Tuesday.
One account said he took part remotely, while another said he could not join because his new phone was not registered with the Senate.
The session allowed lawmakers to participate from a distance, but the Senate requires devices to be authorized.
The proposal would increase penalties for criminal factions and expand the roles of the Federal Police and Federal Highway Police.
It would also put Brazil’s Unified Public Security System into the Constitution.
Bolsonaro left Brazil on October 28 without notifying the Senate in advance, according to one account.
He is under investigation over suspected money laundering, which he and the other people under investigation deny; the accounts do not confirm whether he ultimately voted.
Reports differed on whether Senator Flávio Bolsonaro successfully took part remotely in a Senate vote on the Public Security amendment.
R7 reported that Bolsonaro participated from the United States in the Senate session on November 3.
Metrópoles reported that he tried to join by phone but could not because his new device was not registered with the Senate.
The session was held in a hybrid format, which allowed senators to participate remotely.
Bolsonaro left Brazil on October 28 and was in the United States, according to both reports.
- Who
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ).
- What
- Reports differed on whether he participated remotely in the Senate session voting on the Public Security amendment.
- When
- November 3, 2026.
- Where
- The Senate session was in Brazil; Bolsonaro was in the United States.
- Why
- The Senate was voting on a proposed constitutional amendment on public security.
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Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States, according to R7.
The Senate held a hybrid session to vote on the Public Security amendment.
R7 reported that Bolsonaro participated remotely, while Metrópoles reported that he could not join because his new phone was not registered.
- Senator
- Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ)
- Vote date
- November 3, 2026
- Location
- United States
- Amendment
- PEC da Segurança Pública
- Departure from Brazil
- October 28