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Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida on Wednesday

ByVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editor
  • Published9 minutes ago

The defeated candidate in Brazil's presidential election, Flávio Bolsonaro, has referred to himself as "leader of Brazil" in a letter he published on social media after leaving the country for the United States.

Bolsonaro lost to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in the run-off on Sunday by a difference of 4.4 million votes but has not conceded defeat.