Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US, declares himself 'leader' of Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful leader of his country despite losing the presidential election runoff on Sunday. He and his family have fled to the US.

Published on RocksNews: 28 Oct 2026, 22:10 UTC
Updated: 28 Oct 2026, 22:10 UTC
Language: English

Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US, declares himself 'leader' of Brazil — Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US, declares himself 'leader' of Brazil — Image credit: Deutsche Welle (English)

Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful leader of his country despite losing the presidential election runoff on Sunday. He and his family have fled to the US.

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