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Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself rightful president-elect of Brazil

Thursday, 29 Oct 2026 | 4:15 AM MYT

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro disembarks from a plane after arriving at Opa-locka Executive Airport near Miami, Florida, U.S., October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Eva Marie Uzcategui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

SAO ⁠PAULO, Oct ⁠28 (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator ‌Flavio Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he left ⁠the country ⁠to the United ⁠States to ‌avoid ⁠the "politicization of the justice system ‌in Brazil," claiming ⁠without evidence that he ⁠was the rightful president-elect despite his defeat to ⁠President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

(Reporting by ⁠Luciana Magalhaes; Writing by ‌Fernando Cardoso; Editing by Kylie Madry)

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