Trump won't back Flávio Bolsonaro as Brazil's leader, Reuters reports

President Donald Trump does not intend to support Flávio Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's "legitimate leader" following his defeat to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to Reuters reporting on Friday. Reuters, citing anonymous US officials, said Trump authorized Flávio's entry into the US but has no plans to back his political ambitions, aiming to avoid a new diplomatic crisis with Brazil. Trump has said he likes Lula despite questioning the election. Flávio proclaimed himself "president-elect" on X before retracting and calling himself the country's "leader." His self-exile has reduced his political capital, and US officials helped arrange his flight from Argentina to Miami via humanitarian parole.