Trump declines to back Flávio Bolsonaro's 'true president' claim

g1.globo.com (Portuguese) —

US President Donald Trump declined to comment on Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's claim that he is the "true president" of Brazil, saying he would not get involved. Trump made the remarks on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Trump, who granted Flávio entry into the US, reiterated unproven claims that Brazil's election was "very strange" and said the senator was treated unfairly. Flávio initially published a letter calling himself "true president" but later revised it to "leader of Brazil." The senator arrived in Miami after leaving Brazil following a Supreme Court order to surrender his passport amid a money laundering investigation. Brazil's electoral court confirmed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory, and Flávio's party recognized the official result.


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