Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the "legally elected president" of Brazil from the United States, only to backtrack and change his title to "leader of Brazil" minutes later. The defeated presidential candidate published a letter rejecting Lola's re-election and accusing Brazilian authorities of electoral fraud without presenting evidence. The letter initially featured an old-fashioned Brazilian coat of arms bearing the inscription "United States of Brazil", with the old-fashioned spelling "Brazil" instead of "Brazil". After correcting the national emblem and withdrawing his bid for the presidency, Bolsonaro suffered another setback: Donald Trump, whom he thanked for helping him reach the United States, refused to confirm his statement. When asked if he recognized Flavio as the rightful president of Brazil, Trump replied: "I'm not going to comment on that. I will not interfere."

Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the "legally elected president" of Brazil from the United States, only to backtrack and change his title to "leader of Brazil" minutes later. The defeated presidential candidate published a letter rejecting Lola's re-election and accusing Brazilian authorities of electoral fraud without presenting evidence. The letter initially featured an old-fashioned Brazilian coat of arms bearing the inscription "United States of Brazil", with the old-fashioned spelling "Brazil" instead of "Brazil". After correcting the national emblem and withdrawing his bid for the presidency, Bolsonaro suffered another setback: Donald Trump, whom he thanked for helping him reach the United States, refused to confirm his statement. When asked if he recognized Flavio as the rightful president of Brazil, Trump replied: "I'm not going to comment on that. I will not interfere."