# Bolsonaro in Miami: ‘I am the true president-elect’

https://mins.news/en/item/120045

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-29 02:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/29/bolsonaro-in-miami-i-am-the-true-president?traffic_source=rss

> In his first statement since fleeing to the United States, Flavio Bolsonaro claimed he was Brazil’s “true president-elect” in a post on X that he later deleted. He lost Sunday’s vote to Lula da Silva.

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