Trump says Brazil election looked ‘rigged,’ defeated Bolsonaro’s party recognizes Lula win

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Brazil's presidential election, which leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won over right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro, "looked like another rigged election," without providing evidence. Trump said he did not take sides. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin called Trump's remarks "totally wrong" and "unfounded". Flavio Bolsonaro had refused to concede and sought annulment after the Supreme Court extended voting by two hours; Insper professor Pedro Burgos said fewer than 35,000 votes, about 0.03 percent, were cast in that extension. Lula won by over 4 million votes. Later Monday, Bolsonaro's Liberal Party, led by Valdemar Costa Neto, said it recognized the result while saying issues needed clarification. Brazil's real fell 8.1 percent against the dollar, its biggest one-day drop since 2002. Lula, who won a fourth term, said democracy must prevail over dictatorship and fascism.

Where accounts differ. Hindustan Times reports Trump saying he is "not running Brazil" and that the election looked "corrupt," quotes that Reuters and Ada Derana do not carry, while only Reuters and Ada Derana report the Liberal Party's recognition of the result.

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