Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil's Bolsonaro deletes letter calling himself 'president-elect,' changes wording to 'leader'

Bolsonaro initially declared himself Brazil's rightful president after losing Sunday's election, before deleting his message and publishing a new one calling himself the "leader of Brazil."

|ByRICHARD OFFENBACHER, REUTERS
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) speaks after losing the presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, Brazil October 25, 2026.
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) speaks after losing the presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, Brazil October 25, 2026.

Flavio Bolsonaro headed to the US after losing Brazil election, sources say - report

Argentina said it had no record of him entering its territory and the right-wing senator's aides either declined to say where he was or said they did not know.

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he addresses supporters after his victory in the presidential runoff election, at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 26.

Trump says Brazil election looked 'rigged', defeated Bolsonaro's party recognizes Lula win

"I didn't take sides, but it looked like another rigged election. It looked very bad to me," Trump told reporters.

|ByREUTERS