BUENOS AIRES — Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has reportedly left Brazil and is on a flight to the United States. Brazilian media reports, citing Federal Police sources and people close to the Bolsonaro family and campaign.

Bolsonaro missed a Tuesday deadline to surrender his passports under an order from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

No official has confirmed his departure, and Argentine authorities say he did not enter Argentina, where earlier reports claimed he crossed.

Jovem Pan reported on Tuesday afternoon that Bolsonaro left Brazil and is on a plane bound for the U.S. It said it confirmed the account with unnamed Federal Police sources and people close to the campaign.

Folha de S.Paulo’s Mônica Bergamo reported the departure first, Jovem Pan said. CNN also reported he is heading to the U.S.

The reports do not name the airport, route or destination airport.

The passport deadline expired around 11 a.m. Brasília time without surrender, according to Jovem Pan and Aos Fatos. Rio Times reported the police told Moraes he disobeyed and that his passports have been canceled, though it is unclear who canceled them. His defense had signaled the passports would be delivered Tuesday morning, but allies said they could not reach him, per Rio Times and Aos Fatos.

Argentine outlet Infobae reported early Tuesday that Bolsonaro crossed into Argentina with an ID card and was due to fly to the U.S. from Puerto Iguazú on a private jet.

Flight-tracking data shows a Gulfstream G400 landed there from Buenos Aires shortly before midnight Monday. Other Argentine reports conflict on timing. La Nación reported a 2 a.m. flight that was canceled, while Iguazú Ahora reported a 5 p.m. flight to Miami, with airport authorities saying Bolsonaro was not on the passenger list, per Aos Fatos.

Argentina’s migration directorate has no record of his entry, and presidential spokesperson Fabián Fernández said he did not enter the country. Spokesperson Adrián Ravier said he has not requested asylum, according to Jovem Pan.

The Federal Police found no record of him passing through regular Brazilian border checkpoints, which does not rule out a clandestine exit.

Denials

Earlier Tuesday, campaign coordinator Rogério Marinho said Bolsonaro “didn’t leave.” Fábio Wajngarten and Eduardo Bolsonaro also denied the reports.

Bolsonaro’s office has not responded to requests for comment. Some allies privately acknowledge he may have left, Aos Fatos reported.

Supreme Court Justice Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his ordinary and diplomatic passports and barred him from leaving Brazil following his election defeat by incumbent President Lula da Silva, according to Agência Brasil.

The order also barred contact with lawyer Willer Tomaz, who is under investigation, per Jovem Pan. The decision is under seal.

On Monday, Bolsonaro said Federal Police agents served him as he left his father Jair Bolsonaro’s house, and he posted a video calling it “an aberration.” “I will hand over my passports and defend myself,” he said, adding that he did not plan to leave. He tied the order to remarks by his brother Eduardo, who lives in the U.S. and said on a podcast Friday that Flávio should leave Brazil if he lost.

Flávio denies saying that.

The order comes from an STF inquiry into suspected money laundering involving Tomaz and betting companies. The Federal Police found Flávio listed as “master user” of a bank account of Tomaz’s company, Alcazar Holdings, according to Aos Fatos.

Flávio is also reportedly under investigation over financing of a biopic about his father, Dark Horse. He and Tomaz deny wrongdoing.

No charges against Flávio have been reported.

The Election Dispute

Lula won with 51.79% of valid votes to Bolsonaro’s 48.21%, a margin of about 4.43 million, per Jovem Pan. Bolsonaro refused to recognize the result, citing a ruling by Justice Cristiano Zanin, Lula’s former lawyer, that extended voting in Lula-dominated regions. His campaign has since shifted from seeking to annul the election to a case seeking to revoke Lula’s ticket for alleged abuse of economic power.