Flavio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US
He alleged electoral fraud without evidence and said he will lead the opposition from abroad after leaving Brazil with his wife and 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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Flavio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil’s true leader after fleeing to U.S.
“I am the elected president, and the criminals who stole Brazil’s election are part of a criminal organization that has established a tyranny,” Flavio Bolsonaro said; U.S. President Donald Trump said he “won’t get involved” in Mr. Bolsonaro’s claim
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro first declared himself the legally elected Brazilian president and then the legitimate leader of Brazil on Wednesday, claiming that leftist President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva and the Supreme Court had deprived him of his election victory in an attempted coup.
Flávio Bolsonaro has fled to the United States. In Miami he announces resistance from abroad. Even allies go far away.
The loser of the Brazilian presidential election, whose US visa was arranged by Trump, called himself a victim of a coup and political persecution.
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