Flavio Bolsonaro, who fled to the United States amid a money laundering investigation, declared himself the "elect president" of Brazil, according to excerpts from an open letter on his behalf published by the newspaper Paula de S. pool. He repeated his refusal to recognize the election results on Sundays and thanked US leader Donald Trump for the "warm welcome".

Flavio Bolsonaro, who fled to the United States amid a money laundering investigation, declared himself the "elect president" of Brazil, according to excerpts from an open letter on his behalf published by the newspaper Paula de S. pool. He repeated his refusal to recognize the election results on Sundays and thanked US leader Donald Trump for the "warm welcome".