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  "id": 16992759,
  "title": "From U.S., Bolsonaro declares himself rightful leader of Brazil after election loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/from-u-s-bolsonaro-declares-himself-rightful-leader-of-brazil-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/29/world/politics/flavio-bolsonaro-us-brazil-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sao Paulo - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who has recently arrived in the United States, has declared himself the legitimate leader of Brazil. He claims that the Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the presidential election by an overwhelming margin, orchestrated an electoral coup. Bolsonaro, who lost the election and has since fled to Miami for safety, has been granted U.S. visas by the Biden administration. In a social media post on X, he stated that he is the elected president, a claim he later revised to say he is the rightful leader of the nation. Bolsonaro has expressed gratitude to Argentine President Javier Milei and former U.S. President Donald Trump for their assistance in his departure from Brazil and his welcome in the United States.",
  "summary": "The Brazilian senator alleged an electoral coup d'etat had been carried out by his country's Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bolsonaro-flees-brazil-for-us-after-election-defeat",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:44:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Defeated election candidate Bolsonaro thanks Trump and says he will lead Brazil opposition from US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/defeated-election-candidate-bolsonaro-thanks-trump-and-says-he-will",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:48:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil’s ‘true president’, vows to lead opposition from US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bolsonaro-declares-himself-brazils-true-president-vows-to-lead",
        "published": "2026-10-28T21:10:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Brazil 2026 election: Flávio Bolsonaro vows to lead opposition from the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/brazil-2026-election-flavio-bolsonaro-vows-to-lead-opposition-from",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:26:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bolsonaro-claims-he-is-brazils-true-leader-after-fleeing-to-us",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:31:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil’s true leader after fleeing to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bolsonaro-claims-he-is-brazils-true-leader-after-fleeing-to-us-16975432",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:59:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bolsonaro-claims-he-is-brazils-true-leader-after-fleeing-to-us-16981770",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:54:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro claims fraud in Brazil’s presidential election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/flavio-bolsonaro-claims-fraud-in-brazils-presidential-election",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:21:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/bolsonaro-claims-he-is-brazils-true-leader-after-fleeing-to-us",
        "published": "2026-10-29T01:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/bolsonaro-claims-he-is-brazils-true-leader-after-fleeing-to-us-17016655",
        "published": "2026-10-29T05:09:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}