Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's presidential election and fled to the United States with his family, declared himself the "true elected president" of the country and accused incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Supreme Court of voter fraud. However, about an hour later, the politician deleted his statement and published a revised version, in which he no longer referred to himself as president, but as "the leader of Brazil. Bolsonaro published an open letter to the Brazilian people and the international community on the X social network after arriving in the United States. "I address the Brazilian people and the international community as the legitimately elected president of Brazil," the original version of the speech reads. The senator later deleted the post and published a new text, changing the wording to "I address the Brazilian people and the international community as the leader of Brazil. At the same time, he changed the image of the state symbol. The original publication used the historical symbol from the period 1889–1967, when the country was officially known as the United States of Brazil. The revised version introduced the current emblem of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Bolsonaro did not explain the reasons for the change. He continued to challenge the results of the October 25 presidential election. In his speech, the politician stated that he left Brazil with his family for fear of political persecution and that he intended to lead the opposition movement from abroad. "I didn't run away from Brazil. I left for Brazil," he emphasized. Bolsonaro also compared his situation to that of Charles de Gaulle, who led the Free French movement from London during World War II, was sentenced to death in absentia by the Vichy regime, and then returned to his homeland. The senator expressed special thanks to US President Donald Trump for granting asylum and to Argentine President Javier Maile for his support.

Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's presidential election and fled to the United States with his family, declared himself the "true elected president" of the country and accused incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Supreme Court of voter fraud. However, about an hour later, the politician deleted his statement and published a revised version, in which he no longer referred to himself as president, but as "the leader of Brazil. Bolsonaro published an open letter to the Brazilian people and the international community on the X social network after arriving in the United States. "I address the Brazilian people and the international community as the legitimately elected president of Brazil," the original version of the speech reads. The senator later deleted the post and published a new text, changing the wording to "I address the Brazilian people and the international community as the leader of Brazil. At the same time, he changed the image of the state symbol. The original publication used the historical symbol from the period 1889–1967, when the country was officially known as the United States of Brazil. The revised version introduced the current emblem of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Bolsonaro did not explain the reasons for the change. He continued to challenge the results of the October 25 presidential election. In his speech, the politician stated that he left Brazil with his family for fear of political persecution and that he intended to lead the opposition movement from abroad. "I didn't run away from Brazil. I left for Brazil," he emphasized. Bolsonaro also compared his situation to that of Charles de Gaulle, who led the Free French movement from London during World War II, was sentenced to death in absentia by the Vichy regime, and then returned to his homeland. The senator expressed special thanks to US President Donald Trump for granting asylum and to Argentine President Javier Maile for his support.