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Brazilian allies back away from Flávio Bolsonaro's fraud claims after he styled himself 'leader of Brazil' from Miami

Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed ex-president Jair, abandoned his demand for annulment of the result by Monday, pledging instead to lead the opposition.
Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed ex-president Jair, abandoned his demand for annulment of the result by Monday, pledging instead to lead the opposition.

Trump personally arranged entry to the US for Flávio Bolsonaro and his family, granting a humanitarian parole after a White House official organised the private jet that carried the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate to Miami. Bolsonaro, who lost to left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by 4.4 million votes, had defied a court order to surrender his passports before fleeing via Argentina and Ecuador.

Bolsonaro initially declared himself 'the elected president of Brazil' before deleting the post; an ally blamed ChatGPT for the wording.

Brazilian political allies have refused to back his fraud claims, with analysts warning his US exile leaves a dangerous power vacuum on the right.

Brazil's Ibovespa stock index closed down nearly 14% on the first day of post-election trading after Lula's victory.

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