Trump calls Brazil election ‘terrible’ despite accepting Lula's victory
US President Donald Trump criticised Brazil's presidential election on Tuesday, describing the process as “really strange” and “terrible,” despite accepting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election.
Speaking about the vote, Trump insisted he had remained neutral and had not endorsed either candidate.
“I didn't endorse in Brazil. I thought I'd stay out of that one,” Trump said. “The end result, you know, it's fine, the end result. But the way they got to the end was terrible.”
Trump also expressed support for defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family, describing them as “fine people” and saying he would approve their entry into the United States.
Washington has already confirmed plans to grant US visas to Bolsonaro and his family, amid growing uncertainty over the senator's whereabouts.
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Brazilian electoral authorities declared Lula the winner with 51.79% of valid votes, compared with Bolsonaro's 48.21%, a margin exceeding 4.4 million votes.
Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat, alleging electoral fraud. He also faces investigations into alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion, accusations he denies.
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