Flávio Bolsonaro could receive a U.S. green card through an expedited process

Flávio Bolsonaro, the Brazilian presidential candidate who faces multiple criminal investigations, is staying in Florida on a
temporary status that was given following orders by President Trump, and will likely be granted permanent residency later,
U.S. officials said. Mr. Bolsonaro fled Brazil after losing an election this week. U.S. border agents allowed him and his family to enter the United States on what is called parole, usually given for humanitarian reasons, after they landed in Miami on a private jet on Wed. morning, a U.S. official said that day. The jet had been arranged by a White House official. President Trump said later that afternoon that Mr. Bolsonaro had been given 'a pass' to enter the country.

The State Department said through an official on Tuesday that it planned to issue visas to Mr. Bolsonaro and his family allowing them to enter the country. The White House said the same thing that day, citing an administration official.

The U.S. government grants parole status to people 'for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit', according to a federal website.
The status allows a person to remain in the United States while 'treated as an applicant for admission', the site says.

Mr. Bolsonaro is expected to apply at some point for permanent resident status in the United States, known as a green card, a U.S. official said. That normally would happen after he is given an immigrant visa. Mr. Bolsonaro’s application for a green card would be processed quickly, similar to that of his younger brother before him, the official said. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic matters.

Mr. Bolsonaro’s younger brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, lives in Texas and maintains close ties to the Trump administration, and was granted permanent resident status in July. The process takes years for most immigrants, but the younger Bolsonaro got
expedited approval, a U.S. official said".