Brazilian Ex-Lawmaker Urges Foreigners to Reject Election Result
Former Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro urged foreigners not to recognize the country's presidential election result and called for international pressure to annul the vote, alleging fraud without providing evidence. The video in English was released Monday after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro. Eduardo claimed Lula's victory was "statistically impossible" and questioned vote growth between rounds, but presented no proof of tampering. Lula won Sunday with 51.79% of valid votes against 48.21% for Flávio, a margin of 4.4 million votes. Eduardo, who lives in the U.S. and was convicted by Brazil's Supreme Court in June for coercion, had his prison sentence ordered for execution in October. Electoral authorities affirmed confidence in the process, noting results can be verified through publicly available polling station records.