A friend of mine texted me around 5:30 PM PST, to tell me that he had been tracking a military jet from Brazilian private airstrip run by Embraer on ADSB. It landed in Melbourne, FL near Patrick SPACE Force Base. Interesting.
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I'm a bit of a planefag adjacent. This was the plane your friend was likely mentioning. ICAO E4075 , Registration PR-JCI.
It took off from Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport around 1300z and landed at Orlando Melbourne International Airport around 2300z on 22-10-31. It then taxied to the 'Embraer Executive Jets' FBO area.
However, it did aparently stop at Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus according to Flightaware (stop not shown on adsbexchange). Assuming it was a brand new Embraer Paetor 600 it would not likely be able to make a direct from Unidade Gavião Peixoto to Orlando Florida.
Embraer assembles (and services) their new Praetor line of business jets at the Orlando Melbourne Airport. Embraer is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.
Although the man probably deserves to relax and hit a few rounds of golf with a good buddy, I doubt a man such as Bolsonaro would flee his country at a time like this.
Actually, the plane in question is an Embraer EMB5-45 Praetor 500. The registration is PR-LHJ, and it is registered as military. i thought it unusual because of reports that Bolsonaro left his residence with his top intelligence officers to parts unknown. The fact that a military business class jet ended up near a Space Force base at this particular time, and then proceeds to tell his military to investigate the election.
Just thought it was interesting enough to ponder, and dig.