Bolsonaro flees to US, declares himself Brazil's true leader

Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro declared Wednesday he is the country's rightful leader after fleeing to the United States, claiming electoral fraud and vowing to lead opposition from exile in Florida. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's runoff to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, later softened his claim to "leader" rather than "president." He arrived in Miami despite an order to surrender his passports amid corruption and money laundering investigations. US President Donald Trump's administration has strong ties to Bolsonaro and his father Jair, who is under house arrest for attempting to overturn his 2022 loss. Trump called Brazil's election "very strange" but said he won't intervene in the claim.