Flavio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US
The senator arrived to lead the opposition from abroad after losing the election by 4.5 million votes, according to official electoral data.
- On Wednesday, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrived at Opa Locka Executive Airport in the United States, declaring himself Brazil's rightful president-elect and alleging electoral fraud in Sunday's presidential race.
- Bolsonaro justified his relocation by citing the "politicization of the justice system in Brazil," characterizing it as a "politically motivated witch hunt" intended to hold him hostage.
- While Bolsonaro alleged manipulation, he provided no evidence; he lost to President Luiz Inacio Lula by around 4.5 million votes, yet international observers found Sunday's vote fair.
- Bolsonaro urged the international community not to normalize Brazil's political situation, while Lula dismissed the senator's departure as "shameful" for failing to remain and prove his innocence.
- The senator affirmed he intends to lead the opposition from the United States, thanking President Donald Trump and Argentine leader Javier Milei for welcoming him amid ongoing money-laundering investigations.
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The conservative candidate beaten Sunday, under the blow of several investigations for corruption and money laundering, claims to want to "lead the opposition" from abroadJust arrived in the United States after his defeat in the Brazilian presidential, which he refuses to recognize, Flavio Bolsonaro declared Wednesday to be the true "leader" of Brazil, denouncing an "election fraud".The conservative candidate, 45 years old, was beaten to general…
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“True president”, then “leader”: Bolsonaro’s letter from the United States
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who arrived in Miami on Wednesday after leaving Brazil despite a court ban, released a letter in which he presented himself as “the true president-elect of Brazil”, alleged “electoral fraud” without evidence and thanked Argentine President Javier Milei for his “courage”. About 30 minutes later the text was changed and Bolsonaro described himself instead as Brazil’s “leader”.
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