Trump Calls Brazil Vote Rigged, Cites No Evidence — SkimNews
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- Trump told reporters on Monday, Oct. 26, that Brazil’s Oct. 25 election won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looked like “another rigged election,” but cited no evidence.
- Trump said he had not taken sides and argued that elections must be “indisputable,” adding that the Brazilian result “looked very bad” to him.
- Flavio Bolsonaro refused to concede his defeat, while Al Jazeera reported that Bolsonaro’s party accepted Brazil’s election result.
- Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio’s father and Brazil’s former president, was a close ally of Trump while Trump was in office.
- Trump administration has heralded a recent wave of right-wing election victories in other Latin American countries.
- Trump offered $1 million for voter-fraud reports, a point highlighted in India Today’s coverage alongside his claim that Brazil’s election looked rigged.
Why it matters: Trump’s Oct. 26 claim put his own credibility on the line because he supplied no evidence while insisting elections must be “indisputable.” The reported $1 million offer for voter-fraud reports added a concrete response, while Flavio Bolsonaro’s refusal to concede exposed a split within the defeated right-wing camp.
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