Trump says Lula asked him to stay neutral in Brazil election

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked him not to take sides in Brazil's presidential election, which Trump again called "strange" without providing evidence. Trump told journalists he followed the election but did not take a position because Lula requested it. He declined to say whether he recognizes Lula's victory and criticized the process as "shameful," citing falling financial markets. Trump also avoided supporting Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's "true president." Flávio fled to Miami after being ordered by Brazil's Supreme Court to surrender his passports.


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