Trump Praises Lula in Brazil Election, Alleges Rigging Without Evidence

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US President Donald Trump has commented for the first time on Brazil's presidential election, saying he likes President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and will work with him, though he stopped short of offering congratulations. Trump also made unsubstantiated claims that the election was rigged, despite Brazil's Supreme Court and electoral court declaring the vote valid on Sunday. His preferred candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, lost with 48.21 percent of the vote to Lula's 51.79 percent and has requested a re-run. Bolsonaro has been asked by police to surrender his passports, which he says he will do while defending himself. He is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to over 27 years in prison for an attempted coup, and his supporters have urged Trump to intervene.


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