By Ricardo Brito and Gram Slattery

SAO PAULO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and refusing to comply with a ‌Supreme Court order to hand over his passports, two sources said.

The US Embassy in Brazil did not immediately ‌respond to a request for comment. Bolsonaro's lawyer also did not respond.

It was not immediately clear where Bolsonaro was heading, what time he would ​arrive or whether he would seek asylum. US President Donald Trump's administration has previously alleged Flavio's father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a victim of judicial persecution in Brazil.

Flavio's departure for the United States threatens to deepen a rift between the two most populous nations in the Americas. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accused Washington of colluding with the Bolsonar...