Brazilian Presidential Election: "Leader" instead of "President": Bolsonaro corrects himself
Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro wants to lead the opposition from abroad and compares himself to Charles de Gaulle. He has to quickly change a daring formulation.
Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has backtracked on his claim of being the "true" and "elected president" of Brazil. He made the initial statement after his father's loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but later changed it to "leader" to avoid potential issues with the Brazilian justice system.
Flávio Bolsonaro still maintains that Lula's win was the result of an "abhorrent electoral fraud". He has fled to Miami despite a travel ban due to money laundering investigations and claims he is being politically persecuted. Flávio Bolsonaro plans to lead the opposition from abroad, citing Charles de Gaulle as an example.
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