Brazil's Bolsonaro in US, deletes post declaring himself 'president-elect'

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself "true president-elect" connected Wednesday successful a lengthy statement, hours aft arriving successful the United States.

The defeated right-wing statesmanlike campaigner aboriginal deleted the station and reposted the connection connected his X account, utilizing the wording "leader of Brazil."

Bolsonaro claimed determination was wide electoral fraud and alleged President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his authorities stole the election.

The person questioned however Lula gained implicit 10 cardinal votes betwixt the archetypal and 2nd rounds, accusing the Supreme Court of interfering with the electoral process.

"I privation to marque it clear: I did not fly Brazil. I near for Brazil’s sake," Bolsonaro wrote. "I near a authorities of objection truthful that I could beryllium the person my radical deserve."

The lawmaker added that helium "committed nary crime," saying that what's going connected is "a politically motivated witch hunt" intended to clasp him hostage.

Bolsonaro compares his exile to those of Charles de Gaulle, José Martí, and Venezuelan absorption leaders who continued warring for their nations from outside.

"I americium not the archetypal idiosyncratic who has had to combat for his ain state from abroad," helium noted. "I volition pb the absorption from here."

Bolsonaro thanked Argentine President Javier Milei for his courageousness and consciousness of justice, arsenic good arsenic President Donald Trump and the American radical for welcoming his family.

The campaigner called connected Brazilian senators, governors, and...