Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
Trump questions Brazil election after Flávio Bolsonaro loses to Lula
Donald Trump questioned Brazil’s election result after right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro lost the runoff to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Trump called the vote “manipulated” and corrupt but provided no evidence.
Lula won after trailing in the first round, becoming the first candidate since direct presidential elections returned in 1989 to overcome a first-round deficit in the runoff.
Flávio Bolsonaro says he will challenge the result in court, citing a two-hour extension to voting hours.
A Supreme Court judge ordered the nationwide extension because public transport problems had made it harder for some voters to reach polling stations.
Lula is due to take office in January 2027, when he could become Brazil’s first president elected four times.
Donald Trump questioned Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory in Brazil, calling the vote apparently manipulated and corrupt without providing evidence.
Lula defeated right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, after trailing him in the first round.
Flávio Bolsonaro said he would take legal action over a nationwide two-hour extension of polling hours and has not accepted the result.
The extension was ordered because public transport problems had made it difficult for some voters to reach polling places.
Lula is due to take office in January 2027, when he will be 81, if Bolsonaro’s challenge does not succeed.
- Who
- Donald Trump questioned Lula’s victory over Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula is Brazil’s president-elect.
- What
- Trump described the election as apparently manipulated and corrupt, without offering evidence.
- When
- Trump made the remarks after the election; the articles were published on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- Trump said elections should be beyond dispute. Flávio Bolsonaro said he would challenge the extension of polling hours, which was ordered because of public transport problems.
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Lula received around 45 percent of the vote, behind Flávio Bolsonaro, who received around 47 percent.
Polling hours were extended nationwide by two hours because public transport problems made it difficult for some voters to reach polling places.
Trump questioned Lula’s victory, and Flávio Bolsonaro announced he would take legal action over the extension.
Lula is due to take office, when he will be 81.
- First-round vote
- Lula around 45 percent; Flávio Bolsonaro around 47 percent
- Polling extension
- Two hours nationwide, until 19:00
- Election result
- Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro
- Inauguration
- January 2027
- Lula’s age at inauguration
- 81
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What people are saying
Es sehe nach einer "manipulierten Wahl" aus
Es wirkte so korrupt, so schrecklich
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