Flavio Bolsonaro claims Brazil presidency, alleges rigged election he lost

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful president-elect on Wednesday, claiming his loss was due to an electoral coup by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Supreme Court. Bolsonaro provided no evidence for alleged fraud, which international observers deemed the vote fair. He fled to Miami after refusing a court order to surrender his passports in a money-laundering investigation. His claim stems from a two-hour voting extension ordered by a Lula-appointed justice, though his own campaign sought similar extensions. He lost by about 4.5 million votes, with only 0.03% cast in the extended period.


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