Bolsonaro flees to US, claims Brazil's 'true leader'

Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated conservative candidate in Brazil's presidential election, has fled to the United States and declared himself the country's true "leader," alleging electoral fraud. He refuses to accept his loss to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, 45, was unexpectedly defeated in Sunday's runoff after leading in the first round. In a social media statement, he claimed criminals stole the election and called the vote's outcome a "mathematical impossibility," vowing to lead the opposition from the US. He arrived in Florida with his family after a circuitous route through Argentina and Ecuador, facing multiple investigations in Brazil. He compared himself to General de Gaulle, while President Lula called his flight "shameful."