# Flavio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil’s rightful leader after fleeing to US

https://mins.news/en/item/120008

- France 24, 2026-10-28 22:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20261028-flavio-bolsonaro-claims-he-is-brazil-s-true-leader-after-fleeing-to-us

> Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said Wednesday, after arriving in the United States to begin a self-imposed exile, that he is the country’s rightful leader. An analyst said his effort to internationalize the domestic dispute would fail, as he loses sway over the opposition, and that the US is unlikely to challenge Brazil’s election results.

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