Flavio Bolsonaro said from the US that he is "the real elected president of Brazil" Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's second presidential election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by about 4.4 million votes, published a letter from the US calling himself "the real elected president of Brazil". According to him, the elections were rigged, pointing in particular to the decision of the Supreme Court that extended the voting hours to two hours on election day, and according to him, those responsible are a criminal organization that established a tyranny in Brazil. He provided no evidence and his Liberal Party had already received the election results. On Tuesday, Bolsonaro left Brazil with his family, defying a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, crossing the border into Argentina before flying to Miami. The Trump administration granted visas to his family. He was investigated on charges of corruption and money laundering, which he denies, and he claims he left the country due to fear of political persecution. He promised to lead the opposition from abroad. In the letter, he thanked Argentine President Javier Maile for his "courage, sense of justice and respect for the rule of law", as well as US President Donald Trump and the "great American people" for hosting him.

Flavio Bolsonaro said from the US that he is "the real elected president of Brazil" Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's second presidential election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by about 4.4 million votes, published a letter from the US calling himself "the real elected president of Brazil". According to him, the elections were rigged, pointing in particular to the decision of the Supreme Court that extended the voting hours to two hours on election day, and according to him, those responsible are a criminal organization that established a tyranny in Brazil. He provided no evidence and his Liberal Party had already received the election results. On Tuesday, Bolsonaro left Brazil with his family, defying a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, crossing the border into Argentina before flying to Miami. The Trump administration granted visas to his family. He was investigated on charges of corruption and money laundering, which he denies, and he claims he left the country due to fear of political persecution. He promised to lead the opposition from abroad. In the letter, he thanked Argentine President Javier Maile for his "courage, sense of justice and respect for the rule of law", as well as US President Donald Trump and the "great American people" for hosting him.