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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has said he can stay in the United States indefinitely, according to Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, who lost the election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left Brazil after his passport was revoked by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Brazil's top diplomat, suggesting a potential rapprochement. Bolsonaro has claimed that the election was a disgrace and has repeated unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud. He intends to run for president again before the next scheduled vote in four years.
Flavio Bolsonaro's decision to flee to the US and declare himself 'Brazil's true president-elect' has drawn widespread ridicule and scorn from Brazilian newspapers and commentators. The conservative Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper described Bolsonaro as a 'con artist of the highest order'. The Rio broadsheet O Globo said Bolsonaro's 'shameful and sneaky' decision to abscond laid bare the 'pathetic' nature of his political movement, Bolsonarismo.
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