Flavio Bolsonaro, in US after defeat, claims to be Brazil's true leader

Flavio Bolsonaro, after arriving in the US following his election defeat, declared himself Brazil's true "leader" and alleged electoral fraud, vowing to lead the opposition from abroad. The 45-year-old conservative lost Sunday's runoff to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who gained 10 million more votes than in the first round, which Bolsonaro called a "mathematical impossibility." His campaign chief expressed solidarity but refused to endorse the fraud claims, citing a lack of evidence. Bolsonaro, under investigation for corruption and money laundering, fled via Argentina and Ecuador to Florida with US-issued visas. President Lula called his escape "shameful." His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is under house arrest for attempting to overturn his 2022 defeat.