ATLANTA, Nov. 1 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied that the Trump administration facilitated Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil and his subsequent arrival in the United States following his defeat in the presidential election.
"We didn't facilitate anything," Rubio told reporters on Saturday in Atlanta, where foreign ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) countries had gathered.
He said US officials learnt that Bolsonaro had arrived in the country and that the Brazilian politician already held a valid visa. President Donald Trump subsequently decided to allow him to enter the United States, Rubio added.
Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday, a day after the US State Department announced that he and hi...