Trump Won't Back Flavio Bolsonaro's Claim to Brazil's Presidency

The Trump administration does not plan to support Flavio Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's rightful leader, despite admitting the defeated candidate to the US, a US official and another source said Thursday. President Donald Trump has called Brazil's election "rigged" but offered no endorsement, noting he gets along well with incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won reelection by 3.5 percentage points. The administration allowed Bolsonaro entry via humanitarian parole, though officials said Trump could change his stance. Bolsonaro fled Brazil after a Supreme Court justice ordered his passport turned in amid a money-laundering investigation, crossing into Argentina and flying to Miami. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is imprisoned for a self-coup attempt, and his departure weakens conservative opposition in Brazil's Congress.