# Bolsonaro changes strategy, drops bid to annul Brazil election

https://mins.news/en/item/116654

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-27 01:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-26/bolsonaro-changes-strategy-drops-bid-to-annul-brazil-election?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adff87c3b36fe0001c55cf2

> Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated in Brazil’s presidential election, is dropping his effort to have the vote annulled. He plans instead to file a case accusing reelected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of abuse of power.

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