Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:34am on 27 Oct 2026,Tuesday International
US President Donald Trump on Monday, October 26, said Brazil’s presidential election appeared “rigged” and “corrupt” after leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a fourth term by defeating right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. Trump offered no evidence to support his allegations, describing the election as a “terrible look for the world”. Asked whether he would intervene, he replied that he was running the United States, not Brazil. Although Trump said he had not endorsed a candidate, he had publicly promoted former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro has refused to concede and called for the results to be annulled, while a Brazilian official expressed confidence Washington would recognise Lula’s victory.
