Flavio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US
He alleged electoral fraud without evidence and said he would lead the opposition from abroad after traveling with his wife and two daughters.
- 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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Senator Flávio Bolsonaro self-proclaimed "the real president of Brazil after losing the presidential election last Sunday and fleeing to the United States," reports The Guardian.
I'm Brazil's rightful leader, says Flavio Bolsonaro
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil's rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country's Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes. Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after leaving Brazil, where he refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. He thanked Argentine leader Javier Mile…
Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself "leader of Brazil" despite election defeat
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's presidential runoff to incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, declared himself "the leader of Brazil" in an open letter posted on X on Wednesday, after reportedly traveling to the United States via Argentina using an Italian passport.
São Paulo, Oct 28 (EFE).- After a few hours of landing in the United States then fleeing Brazil, ultra-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated in the presidential elections, declared himself Wednesday the "true president-elect of Brazil" to then reverse and designate himself "leader of Brazil." Former President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son shared [...] The entry Flávio Bolsonaro declares himself "president-elect of Brazil" and then reverses was …
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