Trump says Brazil's election 'looked rigged' as Bolsonaro refuses to concede and seeks to annul Lula's comeback win
Flávio Bolsonaro reacts to his defeat in the Brazilian presidential election, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured 51.7 per cent of the vote after a Supreme Court ruling extended voting hours in Bahia.Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving his sentence under house arrest, lost to Lula da Silva in 2022 — no candidate trailing after a Brazilian first round has ever won a runoff.
Flávio Bolsonaro is seeking to annul the result after Supreme Court Justice Christiano Zanin extended voting nationwide by two hours at the last minute. Bolsonaro accuses Zanin, who previously worked as Lula's lawyer, of changing "the rules of the game in the middle of the game". Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took 51.8 per cent of valid votes against 48.2. President Donald Trump described it as 'a terrible look for the world'.
When asked about consequences, Trump said: 'I am not running Brazil, I'm running the USA.'
Brazil's real slid more than 10 per cent and its main stock index fell 17 per cent.
