Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami and claims opposition leadership

After Brazil’s presidential election, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami with his family and described himself as Brazil’s leader. Reports say he disputed the result and left Brazil while facing a passport order; his party’s Senate leader declined to support claims of fraud, while the centre report says the party accepted the results and observers considered the election fair.

• Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday with his wife and daughters after travelling through Argentina and Ecuador, according to the reports.· 2 sources
• In a social media letter, Bolsonaro first called himself the elected president, then revised it to call himself the leader and said he would lead the opposition from the United States.· 2 sources
• He alleged election fraud after Lula won the runoff; Bolsonaro’s party Senate leader said the party could not make that claim and that there was no evidence of it.· 1 source
• The centre report says Bolsonaro’s party accepted the election result and international observers considered the vote fair; Brazil’s electoral authority said voting proceeded normally and in accordance with law.· 1 source
• The reports say Bolsonaro was subject to a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports and faces investigations into alleged financial crimes.· 2 sources