Trump Claims Brazil Election 'Rigged' Without Evidence

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US President Donald Trump told reporters Monday, without providing evidence, that Brazil's presidential election, won by leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, appeared "rigged." He said the vote "looked very bad" and lacked indisputability. Trump's remarks came after Sunday's election, in which defeated right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has refused to concede. Flavio's father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a close Trump ally during his time in office. The Trump administration has recently celebrated a wave of right-wing election victories across other Latin American countries, providing broader context for the president's unsubstantiated claim about the Brazilian vote.


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