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Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated candidate in Brazil’s presidential runoff, has claimed to be the country’s “true president” and said he would lead the opposition from the United States.

Bolsonaro lost the runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to Sky News. The reports use varying descriptions of his claim: Sky News says he called himself Brazil’s “leader,” while other coverage reports his assertion that he was the country’s “true president.”

He said the opposition would be directed from the United States. Handelsblatt reported that he compared himself with Charles de Gaulle and changed his wording from “president” to “leader.”

ANSA reported that Bolsonaro also alleged that criminals had stolen the election and established a tyranny. The supplied reporting does not independently establish those allegations, and it does not specify where he made the statements.

SOURCES

  1. ANSABolsonaro: 'Io il vero presidente del Brasile, guiderò l'opposizione dagli Usa'
  2. HandelsblattPräsidentenwahl in Brasilien: „Anführer“ statt „Präsident“: Bolsonaro korrigiert sich
  3. Times of IndiaBolsonaro declares himself Brazil’s ‘true president’, vows to lead opposition from US
  4. Sky NewsFlavio Bolsonaro insists he is 'leader of Brazil' despite losing election run-off