Flávio Bolsonaro, in US exile, claims to be Brazil's leader

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who fled to the United States after losing the presidential election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, claimed Wednesday to be "the leader of Brazil" and alleged electoral fraud. The conservative candidate, 45, was unexpectedly defeated by the left-wing incumbent in Sunday's runoff, despite leading in the first round. In a statement, he initially called himself the true president before revising it to "leader," citing an "impossible" 10-million-vote increase for Lula as proof of fraud. Bolsonaro said he will lead the opposition from Florida, comparing himself to Charles de Gaulle, and thanked Argentine President Javier Milei and U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump said he won't intervene, calling the election "strange," while Bolsonaro faces investigations in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering.