Bolsonaro backtracks on 'president' claim after Brazil election loss

Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has retracted his claim to be the "true" and "elected president" of the country, replacing the terms with "leader" in a revised statement on platform X. The change came after his initial wording risked legal consequences. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, alleged "abhorrent electoral fraud" in the vote. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was already sentenced to a long prison term for an attempted coup. Bolsonaro secretly traveled to Miami despite a court order to surrender his passports amid a money laundering investigation. He denies wrongdoing, citing political persecution, and plans to lead the opposition from abroad, comparing himself to Charles de Gaulle.