Trump says won’t ‘take sides’ in Brazil election, but calls it a ‘disgrace’
Summary
U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not take sides in Brazil’s presidential election but called it a “disgrace” and said Brazil’s market had fallen sharply. Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by more than four million votes, arrived in Miami with his family; a New York Times report said the Trump administration helped them leave Brazil and might offer them permanent residency.Key Facts
- Trump said he had been asked by Brazil’s president not to take sides in the election.
- Flavio Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by more than four million votes.
- The Brazilian real fell 12 percent against the U.S. dollar in spot trading after the election.
- Flavio Bolsonaro and his family traveled through Argentina and Ecuador before arriving in Miami on Wednesday.
- The New York Times reported that Trump and his administration helped the family leave Brazil and that the U.S. government might provide permanent residency.
- Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered Flavio Bolsonaro to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports amid investigations into alleged embezzlement and money laundering.
- Flavio Bolsonaro called himself Brazil’s “true elected president” and said he would lead the opposition from the United States, but provided no evidence for his claim.
- Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party said Monday that it accepted the election result.
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