# Bolsonaro says he is Brazil’s real leader after fleeing to the US

https://mins.news/en/item/120212

- euronews, 2026-10-29 05:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/bolsonaro-claims-he-is-brazils-true-leader-after-fleeing-to-us

> The administration of US President Donald Trump has close ties to Bolsonaro and his father, Jair Bolsonaro. Jair is under house arrest in Brazil after trying to overturn his 2022 electoral defeat by Lula.

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