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Jair Bolsonaro Refuses to Admit Defeat But Allows Presidential Transition to Move Ahead

HeadlineNov 02, 2022

In Brazil, defeated far-right President Jair Bolsonaro made his first public statements Tuesday, two days after he lost the presidential election to leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro neither conceded nor contested the election results, but after he spoke, his chief of staff said the transition to a new administration would start. Bolsonaro also urged his supporters to stop disruptive protests, though many continued to block streets and major highways on Tuesday night.

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