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Trump says, without citing evidence, that Brazil election looks 'rigged'
Reuters • • nation
Key Points:
- US President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the recent Brazilian election, won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, appeared to be rigged.
- Trump emphasized that elections must be indisputable and expressed skepticism about the legitimacy of the Brazilian vote.
- Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the election, has refused to concede defeat.
- Former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio's father and a close ally of Trump, is linked to the contested election outcome.
- The Trump administration has previously celebrated a series of right-wing election victories across Latin America.
