Flávio Bolsonaro Flees to Miami, Declaring Himself Brazil’s Legitimate Leader
Trump said that the elections seemed rigged. Irony:
Bolsonaro is accused of laundering nearly $1B in illegal gambling proceeds.
Following his loss, Mr. Bolsonaro seized on a change in the voting hours on Sunday to demand the election be annulled because of foul play. But the change affected only 0.03 percent of the vote and Brazil’s electoral authorities said it did not make any difference to the result, which saw Mr. Lula win by a margin of 4.4 million votes over Mr. Bolsonaro.
In his statement on Wednesday, Mr. Bolsonaro doubled down on those complaints. He also insisted that Mr. Lula had unfairly used government funds to win, citing the leftist president’s move to raise a welfare stipend in the last stretch of the campaign. (Mr. Lula’s government claimed the increase was an overdue inflation adjustment.)
In his statement on Wednesday, Mr. Bolsonaro doubled down on those complaints. He also insisted that Mr. Lula had unfairly used government funds to win, citing the leftist president’s move to raise a welfare stipend in the last stretch of the campaign. (Mr. Lula’s government claimed the increase was an overdue inflation adjustment.)
Bolsonaro is accused of laundering nearly $1B in illegal gambling proceeds.
