民主党人正在调查国务院在协助巴西前总统候选人弗拉维奥·博索纳罗逃离巴西前往美国一事中扮演的角色。与此同时，针对博索纳罗及其家人的刑事调查仍在进行中。
Democrats are probing the State Department’s role in facilitating former Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro’s escape from Brazil to the U.S. amid ongoing criminal investigations into him and his family.
包括外交事务委员会多位知名成员在内的一批众议院民主党人于周四晚间致信国务卿马尔科·卢比奥，列出一系列问题，询问国务院在博索纳罗逃离巴西一事中的参与情况，以及在他离境时为其批准美国签证所经历的流程。
A group of House Democrats, including many prominent members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday night with a list of questions about the State Department’s involvement in Bolsonaro fleeing Brazil and the process it underwent to approve a U.S. visa for him as he departed.
这封信最先提供给《政治报》。在信中，民主党人要求卢比奥澄清国务院如何与其他机构协调发放该签证、官员们是否知晓针对博索纳罗的待决调查，以及国务院及其官员在多大程度上帮助博索纳罗离开巴西来到美国。
In the letter, shared first with POLITICO, the Democrats ask Rubio to clarify how the State Department coordinated with other agencies to grant the visa, whether officials were aware of the pending probes against Bolsonaro and the degree to which the State Department and its officials helped Bolsonaro leave Brazil and come to the United States.
“美国人民和国会有正当的监督利益，需要了解美国的外交和移民资源是否在这种情况下被用于协助一名外国政治人物的出行，”议员们写道。“在据报道的事件涉及外国司法程序、敏感的双边关系以及美国移民和外交政策的一致适用时，透明度尤为重要。”这封信由众议员悉尼·卡姆拉格-多夫（民主党-加利福尼亚州）和迪娜·泰特斯（民主党-内华达州）牵头，共有25名议员签署。国务院未回应就这封信置评的请求。
“The American people and Congress have a legitimate oversight interest in understanding whether U.S. diplomatic and immigration resources were used to facilitate the travel of a foreign political figure under these circumstances,” the lawmakers wrote. “Transparency is particularly important where the reported events implicate a foreign judicial proceeding, sensitive bilateral relations, and the consistent application of U.S. immigration and diplomatic policies.”The letter, led by Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) and Dina Titus (D-Nev.), was signed by 25 members in total. The State Department did not respond to a request for comment about the letter.
博索纳罗是巴西右翼政治王朝的继承人，与特朗普政府的关键顾问关系密切，目前因涉嫌洗钱正在巴西接受调查。周日，他在第二轮总统选举中输给现任左翼总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦后，一名巴西法官下令他交出护照并留在巴西境内。但他却带着妻子和子女逃离了该国，先前往阿根廷，随后前往迈阿密。
Bolsonaro, the scion of a right-wing political dynasty in the South American country with close ties to key Trump administration advisers, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged money laundering. After he lost the second round of the presidential election to incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, a Brazilian judge ordered that he surrender his passport and remain in Brazilian territory. Instead, he fled the country with his wife and children, traveling first to Argentina and then Miami.
POLITICO未能独立证实这些报道。白宫将有关政府是否参与的置评请求转给了国务院以及海关与边境保护局。
POLITICO has not been able to independently confirm those reports. The White House directed a request for comment about administration involvement to the State Department as well as Customs and Border Protection.
负责监管海关与边境保护局的国土安全部没有直接回应有关政府参与的报道，但在一份声明中表示，“博索纳罗与家人抵达南佛罗里达，美国海关与边境保护局依照适用的移民法律和程序对他们进行了接待和检查。检查结束后，博索纳罗先生及其随行家庭成员被放行。”
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees CBP, did not address reports of administration involvement directly, but did say in a statement that “Bolsonaro arrived in South Florida with his family and were met and inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in accordance with applicable immigration laws and procedures. At the conclusion of the inspection, Mr. Bolsonaro and his accompanying family members were released.”