Bolsonaro's leadership claim fails to win support from allies in Brazil
Key allies rejected the claim, citing no evidence of fraud and saying opposition politics must be conducted from within Brazil.
- On Wednesday, Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in the United States, declaring himself the rightful "leader" of the opposition after losing Sunday's runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula by more than 4 million votes.
- In a letter posted on social media, Bolsonaro alleged "electoral fraud" and pledged to "assume the risks" of leading the opposition from abroad, though he provided no evidence for his claims.
- Liberal Party leaders rejected his narrative; Senator Rogerio Marinho stated, "The Liberal Party cannot make that claim, nor can I make that claim, because there is no evidence to support it."
- President Luiz Inacio Lula called the departure "shameful" on Tuesday, while Neves described the behavior as "incomprehensible," arguing opposition politics must be conducted within Brazil.
- While Homeland Security cleared the senator for entry, Bolsonaro remains under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering tied to film financing involving Daniel Vorcaro.
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Bolsonaro's leadership claim fails to win support from allies in Brazil
Defeated Bolsonaro criticized by own camp for leaving Brazil
Following his clandestine departure to the United States, Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is facing criticism within his own political camp for his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.
The Liberal Party and the Brazilian Right reject Flávio Bolsonaro's letter from the U.S. and ask for serenity.
The president of the Liberal Party (PL), Valdemar Costa Neto, said on Thursday that former president Jair Bolsonaro did not know of the plan of escape of the eldest son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), to the United States. According to him, nobody agrees with the escape, and the idea now is to play the party ahead. "The Flavio is suffering a lot there [in the United States] from what he went through. But we, of course, no one agrees with it, …
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elDiarioARThe Federal Police is studying to block Flávio Bolsonaro’s assets and force his pretrial detention to provoke his return to BrazilFlávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil “An electoral fraud before my eyes.” With those words, Flávio Bolsonaro has pronounced himself for the first time from the US. A statement in which he claimed, for a few minutes, to be the “true president-elect of Brazil.” The escape of the former ultra candidate af…
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