Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself “true president-elect” on Wednesday in a prolonged assertion, hours after arriving in the United States.
The defeated right-wing presidential candidate later deleted the post and reposted the assertion on his X account, utilizing the wording “leader of Brazil.”
Bolsonaro claimed there was widespread electoral fraud and alleged President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his authorities stole the election.
The politician questioned how Lula gained over 10 million votes between the primary and second rounds, accusing the Supreme Court of interfering with the electoral course of.
“I want to make it clear: I did not flee Brazil. I left for Brazil’s sake,” Bolsonaro wrote. “I left a state of exception so that I could be the leader my people deserve.”
The lawmaker added that he “committed no crime,” saying that what is going on on is “a politically motivated witch hunt” supposed to carry him hostage.
Bolsonaro compares his exile to these of Charles de Gaulle, José Martí, and Venezuelan opposition leaders who continued combating for his or her nations from outdoors.
“I am not the first person who has had to fight for his own country from abroad,” he famous. “I will lead the opposition from here.”
Bolsonaro thanked Argentine President Javier Milei for his braveness and sense of justice, in addition to President Donald Trump and the American folks for welcoming his household.
The candidate known as on Brazilian senators, governors, and parliament members to rise in opposition to political persecution and restore the steadiness of energy.
Bolsonaro additional urged the worldwide neighborhood to concentrate to what he describes because the destruction of democracy and the rule of regulation in Brazil.
