Trump says he is monitoring Brazil's presidential runoff

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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he is monitoring Brazil's presidential election runoff but declined to endorse either candidate, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) or President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Asked whether he supports either contender, Trump said, "I don't want to get into that, but we're monitoring." Before the first round, he called the Brazilian election "very important," praised the quick vote count, and used it to criticize the U.S. electoral system. Trump described Flávio Bolsonaro's first-round result as a "great victory" but predicted a tight runoff, saying, "I think it's going to be a very close election."


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