Flavio Bolsonaro's Coup Letter and Flight Deepen His Isolation in Brazil

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro faces growing isolation after fleeing to the United States and releasing a coup-letter claiming he was the elected president, with allies and former allies now publicly endorsing the election result he refuses to accept. The Uniao Brasil party, a former campaign supporter, issued a statement affirming democracy as non-negotiable and respecting the October 25 vote, while the MDB and Bolsonaro's own PL party also recognized Lula's victory. Senator Rogerio Marinho, his campaign coordinator, admitted there is no evidence of electoral fraud. Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas urged respecting the urn results, and even Senator Bolsonaro's pastor said "elections are over." Former candidate Renan Santos criticized his overseas opposition as an "EAD" model, comparing it to Venezuela's Juan Guaido.