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Trump says, without citing evidence, that Brazil election looks ‘rigged’

By Staff Editor Mon, October 26 2026, 4:58 PM GMT-4

A man wears a hat in support of US President Donald Trump, as people queue to cast their votes on the day of the presidential runoff election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 25, 2026. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

(Reuters) – US President Donald Trump told reporters ‌today, without citing evidence, that the Brazilian election, which leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won yesterday, looked like it had been rigged.

“I didn’t take sides, but it looked like another rigged election,” he said. “Elections have to be indisputable, and it looked very bad to me.”

Defeated ‌right-wing ⁠Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat.

His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a ⁠close ally of Trump’s while in office.

A wave of recent ⁠right-wing election victories in other Latin American countries has ⁠been heralded by Trump’s administration.

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