Bolsonaro’s party accepts Brazil election after Trump calls vote ‘rigged’
Summary
The Liberal Party, led by Valdemar Costa Neto, said it accepts Brazil’s presidential election result while calling for concerns about the vote to be clarified. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has not conceded his defeat to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and has called for the election to be annulled; U.S. President Donald Trump said the vote looked “rigged.”Key Facts
- Lula defeated Bolsonaro by more than 4.4 million votes, receiving more than 64.25 million votes to Bolsonaro’s 59.83 million.
- Costa Neto said the Liberal Party recognises the result but believes issues raised about the election need clarification.
- Bolsonaro cited a two-hour voting extension and said he would seek legal action to annul the election.
- The campaigns of both candidates had sought longer voting hours, citing different concerns.
- Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin allowed polling places that were still open to remain open until 7 p.m. Brasilia time.
- An analysis by Insper professor Pedro Burgos estimated the extension added 35,000 votes, less than 0.03 percent of the total.
- Trump said the election looked “rigged” but said he had not taken sides.
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