Politics
Trump calls Brazil election 'rigged' as Bolsonaro vows to contest defeat
October 27, 2026 at 03:31 AM
6 reports · 3 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 8 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
ترمب يشكك في نزاهة الانتخابات البرازيلية وبولسونارو يُمنع من السفر
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BNBBC News
Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America
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AJAl Jazeera English
Bolsonaro’s party accepts Brazil election after Trump calls vote ‘rigged’
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BABBC Arabic
لولا دا سيلفا يفوز بولاية رابعة في عودة درامية خلال الانتخابات البرازيلية
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MAMasrawy
ترامب عن انتخابات البرازيل: "فاسدة للغاية.. ولكنني أحب الرئيس لولا دا سيلفا"
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AJAl Jazeera English
Brazil’s real sinks after Lula’s re-election victory
(opens the publisher’s site)US President Donald Trump said Brazil's presidential runoff "looked like another rigged election," as defeated right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro refused to concede.
- Lula da Silva won a fourth term with 51.8 percent of votes against Flavio Bolsonaro's 48.2 percent, a margin of more than 4.4 million votes.
- Trump told reporters on Monday he took no side but described the vote as "corrupt" and "rigged," offering no evidence.
- Bolsonaro said he would request the election's annulment and take legal action, while his Liberal Party formally acknowledged the result.
- Bolsonaro said Brazil's judiciary ordered him to hand over his passports and barred him from leaving the country.
- Bolsonaro disputed the unprecedented two-hour nationwide voting extension ordered by the Supreme Court judge overseeing the runoff.
- Brazil's real fell 12 percent against the dollar and Bovespa stock-index futures tumbled nearly 15 percent after the result.
- Leaders from Mexico, Peru, Canada and the European Union congratulated Lula on his victory.