Bolsonaro says he left Brazil because he is the victim of ‘persecution’

Flavio Bolsonaro said false accusations are being made against him. (EPA Images pic) BRASILIA: Former conservative presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said Friday that he fled Brazil to the US because he was a victim of "persecution" in his country. Bolsonaro, who lost the election runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, secretly left Brazil on Tuesday and arrived in Florida aboard a…