Trump calls Brazil election 'rigged' after Lula defeats Bolsonaro

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US President Donald Trump on Monday denounced Brazil's presidential election as "rigged" after leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff. Lula won 51.8% of the vote against 48.2% for Bolsonaro, a margin of 4.4 million votes. Trump, who had not endorsed Bolsonaro but praised his first-round lead, called the result "corrupt" and "lamentable" without specifying retaliatory measures. Bolsonaro claimed a Supreme Court judge ordered him to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving Brazil, which he called intimidation. He vowed to lead opposition in Congress, where his Liberal Party holds the largest bloc.


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