Foreign Support Does Not Confer Presidential Mandate, Says Celso De Mello on Flávio Bolsonaro
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No one becomes president by self-proclaiming, emphasized the former president of the STF
Celso de Mello Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction The former President of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Celso de Mello reacted on Wednesday (28) to the letter released by the candidate defeated in the presidential elections, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), said that "no one acquires a presidential mandate by self-proclaiming". According to the retired minister, in democracy, the mandate derives from popular sovereignty and "no one can convert his ow…
According to G1, Celso de Mello criticized Flávio Bolsonaro's letter and stated that the Presidency is not conquered by self-proclaiming
The retired minister Celso de Mello, former president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), said that whoever loses an election has no power to declare his own victory. In text sent to Folha, he commented on the letter of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), defeated candidate in the presidential dispute on Sunday, 25, who presented himself as a true elected president....
The retired minister and former president of the STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal) Celso de Mello says in text sent to the column that the presidential legitimacy "is not born of the personal conviction of a defeated candidate, the fidelity of his followers or the support he eventually receives from foreign rulers". Read more (10/28/2026
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