Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself Brazil’s ‘leader’ after Miami letter
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Flávio Bolsonaro published a letter calling himself Brazil’s “true president,” then revised it to “the leader of Brazil,” The Guardian reported (First published on Wed 28 Oct 2026; source UTC stamp twenty-two-oh-six UTC).
Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself the “true president” of Brazil in a letter after landing in Miami with his family, The Guardian reported (First published on Wed 28 Oct 2026; source UTC stamp twenty-two-oh-six UTC). He had lost the presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and left Brazil via Argentina and Ecuador. [1]
Brazil’s Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo and O Estado de S.Paulo described the declaration as “coup-mongering.” Bolsonaro later deleted the letter and published a new one calling himself “the leader of Brazil” instead of “true president.” [1]
The letter, published about seven hours after his arrival, thanked Argentina’s Javier Milei “for his courage, sense of justice and legality,” and Donald Trump “and the wonderful American people for welcoming me.” He again alleged “electoral fraud”; his party said: “We recognise the presidential result.” [1]
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- Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself the ‘leader of Brazil’ after fleeing to Miami
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