Trump Questions Brazil Election Integrity Without Evidence

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President Donald Trump claimed Monday that Brazil's presidential election appeared "rigged" and "corrupt," without providing evidence, after leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term. Trump told reporters he did not take sides but called the election's optics "terrible," while his defeated challenger Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede and demanded results be annulled. A Brazilian official expressed confidence the U.S. would eventually recognize Lula's victory. Lula, who previously clashed with Trump over tariffs, vowed "democracy always, dictatorship never again" in his victory speech. Some Trump allies, including Steve Bannon, urged cutting diplomatic ties with Brazil.


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