PL chief rejects Flávio Bolsonaro's anti-democratic letter after Lula's win

The president of Brazil's Liberal Party (PL), Valdemar Costa Neto, said Thursday he disapproved of the anti-democratic letter published by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro after his election defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stating "nobody agrees with that." Costa Neto made the remarks before visiting former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasília, adding that the party wants to move forward and that Flávio's actions are not approved. The initial version of the letter, released after Flávio left Brazil for the United States, included a self-declaration as "president-elect of Brazil," which was later changed to "leader." The letter, which also thanked US President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei, has been rejected by other parties and the electoral court. Flávio left Brazil Tuesday amid judicial challenges to the election result and an order to surrender his passport, and he has announced plans to lead the opposition from the US.