Trump Calls Brazil Election a ‘Disgrace’ as Bolsonaro Flees to US
Brazil’s former president says he will lead the opposition from the United States after losing the runoff by more than 4 million votes.
- On Thursday, United States President Donald Trump declined to endorse Brazil's election outcome, stating he thought the contest was a "disgrace" while speaking at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
- President Jair Bolsonaro lost the run-off to left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by more than 4 million votes on Sunday, prompting his departure from Brazil.
- Upon landing in Miami on Wednesday, Bolsonaro issued a statement claiming he remained "the true elected president of Brazil" and calling investigations "a politically motivated witch-hunt." His Liberal Party accepted the results Monday.
- The New York Times reported Thursday that Trump and his administration aided Bolsonaro's journey, with officials suggesting Washington will likely provide the family permanent residency.
- Brazil's Supreme Court previously ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports amid embezzlement investigations, though it remains unclear whether Washington would fulfill potential extradition requests under existing treaties.
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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, once again said on Thursday (29) that the Brazilian elections were a shame, according to CNN Brazil. He has already given two similar statements in recent days. This time, he said that he did not take sides in response to a request from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), without giving details or proof of such a request. So far the United States has not officially recognized Lula's victory…
The President of the United States commented on Lula's victory with 51.7%, while Flávio Bolsonaro, a refugee in the United States, refuses to acknowledge the result and threatens to contest it in the courts.
Trump calls Brazil election a ‘disgrace’ as Bolsonaro flees to US
The US president refuses to say whether he recognises Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory, as defeated right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro claims the result was stolen and begins self-imposed exile in Florida.
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, personally asked him not to take sides in the presidential elections of the South American country. “The president, the current president (of Brazil), asked me not to take sides. I didn’t take sides,” the president told journalists in Carolina [...] Trump’s entry says Lula asked him not to take sides in the Brazilian elections was first published i…
The US president avoided identifying the legitimate winner of the elections and said he did not take sides. He also questioned what happened during the vote and alluded to the fall of the Brazilian market.
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