Trump disputes Lula's Brazil election win

welt.de (German) —

US President Donald Trump has disputed the legitimacy of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election victory in Brazil, claiming the vote was "manipulated" without providing evidence. Trump told journalists on Monday that the election "looked very bad" and that the vote counting process made a poor impression, suggesting it appeared to be another rigged election. Lula won Sunday's runoff against right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who has announced plans to request the election's annulment following a chaotic voting extension requested by both candidates.


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