Trump says Brazil election looked ‘rigged,’ defeated Bolsonaro’s party recognizes Lula win
Flavio Bolsonaro himself has refused to concede defeat in Sunday's presidential election, saying he would seek the annulment of Lula's victory.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's unexpected victory in Brazil's presidential election appeared to be the result of vote rigging. Despite this allegation, Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and leader of the defeated party, eventually agreed to recognize Lula's win.
However, Bolsonaro initially refused to concede, pledging to challenge the outcome before the Supreme Court, which had extended voting by two hours. Later on Monday, Flavio Bolsonaro's Liberal Party issued a statement acknowledging the runoff result, signed by the party's head Valdemar Costa Neto.
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