Bolsonaro claims Brazil leadership from US exile after election loss
Briefing by News4U · First published
Flávio Bolsonaro fled to Florida and declared himself Brazil's rightful leader, revising his claim from president to opposition leader.
Euronews World reported that defeated right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida on a private jet and declared himself Brazil's rightful leader after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Sunday's runoff election. [1]
Bolsonaro initially said he was the elected president and accused electoral fraud, then revised his statement to claim he is the "leader" and will lead the opposition from the United States. [1]
US President Donald Trump said Brazil's election was "very strange" but added he "won't get involved" in Bolsonaro's claim. [1]
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- Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US
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