Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil's 'true elected president' in letter from US

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the "true elected president" of Brazil in a letter released Wednesday, without providing evidence, after losing the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and leaving for the United States. The letter, published by allies, repeats unproven claims of electoral fraud and alleges political persecution. Flavio also thanked Argentine President Javier Milei and U.S. President Donald Trump for assistance during his departure, and asked international leaders not to "normalize" the situation in Brazil. Flavio arrived in Miami on Wednesday, with confirmed U.S. visas for him and his family. The self-proclamation contradicts his Monday statement that he would drop efforts to annul the election result and had no plans to leave the country.