BRASLIA - The Guardian reported that Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right senator, was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after losing the presidential election to the leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Tiago Rogero reported the story from Brasília for The Guardian.

According to The Guardian, the ruling was issued by a supreme court justice and makes reference to a money-laundering case. The available summary of that report does not give further detail on the case.

The New York Times reported that Brazil's Supreme Court told the police to seize the passport of Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election, over his links to an investigation. Its headline described the matter as a money laundering inquiry. The article was written by Ana Ionova, Alice Maciel and Thayz Guimarães.

The two reports differ on who acted and how. The Guardian described an order to surrender the passports issued by a justice, while The New York Times described an instruction from the court to police to seize the document. Both reports place the measure after the election result.

Neither The Guardian nor The New York Times summary reports a response from Mr. Bolsonaro or his representatives, and neither describes the current status of the investigation or the case cited in the ruling. Further details were not included in the summaries available for this report.

Sources: The Guardian: Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports; The New York Times: Brazil Supreme Court Orders Flávio Bolsonaro to Hand Over Passports in Money Laundering Inquiry.