U.S. air marshals flee Brazil after arrest

Two U.S. air marshals who arrested the wife of a Brazilian judge on a flight to Rio de Janeiro -- and were themselves arrested and had their passports confiscated by Brazilian authorities -- fled the nation using alternate travel documents rather than face what they believed to be trumped-up charges, sources tell CNN.<div class="feedflare">
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