Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil’s true leader after fleeing to US

Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted Wednesday he is his country’s rightful leader after arriving in the United States to start a self-imposed exile.
Bolsonaro’s defiance on fleeing to Florida signaled continued upheaval for Brazil, where leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a dramatic runoff election Sunday.
“I am the elected president, and the criminals who stole Brazil’s election are part of a criminal organization that has established a tyranny,” Bolsonaro said in the statement published on his X account, slamming “electoral fraud.”
“I will lead the opposition from here,” he said. In a subsequent statement, he revised his claim...