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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after he refused to concede the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fled the country. In a circuitous journey, Bolsonaro left for Argentina on Tuesday with his wife and two daughters, then travelled to Ecuador, according to Argentina officials and flight data. The 45-year-old senator, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, visited the White House in May, and the Trump administration approved US visas for him and his family this week. Bolsonaro's father, Jair Bolsonaro, also fled to Florida after losing the 2022 presidential election to Lula before returning to Brazil three months later. Flavio Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court, accused of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion. The court had ordered him to hand over his regular and diplomatic passports by noon Tuesday. It remained unclear whether he had complied, but allies said .

Flávio faces multiple probes in Brazil amid his mover to Miami via Argentina and Ecuador, while his brother Eduardo was convicted over alleged efforts to interfere in a probe against their father

Flávio Bolsonaro, who is facing multiple criminal investigations in Brazil, was ordered to surrender his passports to Federal Police by Tuesday but failed to do so

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President Donald Trump suggested on Monday, without providing evidence, that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reelection was "rigged." "Elections have to be indisputable and it looked very bad to me," Trump told reporters before flying to Mississippi for a rally. He added, "I thought it had a very bad look, the way it was tabulated." Trump also said: "It looked like another rigged election, frankly." Da Silva's comeback to win Brazil's presidential runoff Sunday is already facing its first hurdle as his competitor, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, challenges the results, setting the stage for a possible showdown between the country's two polarizing political forces. Lula, who convinced an extra 10.4 million voters to support him in the runoff, is expected to take office on Jan. 5, 2027, for his fourth non-consecutive term. He will serve as a counterweight in a region where leaders are shifting to the right and aligning with U.S. President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, son of former

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election after defeating far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in a closely contested presidential run-off

The electoral court declared Lula the winner with 51.76% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.24% on Sunday, after a messy election day marked by allegations of voter suppression

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his "remarkable re-election victory" and said he is looking forward to working closely with him to further deepen and expand the multifaceted strategic partnership between the two countries. Lula was re-elected as President of Brazil on Sunday. "Heartiest congratulations to my dear friend, President Lula, on his remarkable re-election victory. I look forward to working closely with him to further deepen and expand the multifaceted India-Brazil Strategic Partnership," Modi said in a post on X. Together, the prime minister said, India and Brazil will continue to strengthen cooperation across diverse sectors, advance the shared priorities of the Global South and work towards a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world. With 100 per cent of the vote counted, Brazil's electoral court announced that Lula had a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes -- 51.8 per cent of the total vote -- ov

Brazil's election, a typically routine affair known for the speed and reliability of its electronic voting system, descended into chaos, when Lula's campaign requested additional voting time

Brazil's presidential runoff pits Lula against Flavio Bolsonaro, with voters weighing economic concerns, crime and US relations amid a closely contested election

In his Truth Social post, Trump praises the speed of Brazil's vote count but attributes the election to India, which does not directly elect its president

With conservative allies dominating across Brazil in Sunday's voting, Bolsonaro capped the day by taking about 47% of the vote to the leftist Lula's roughly 45% with counting nearly complete

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro lead a crowded field as economic worries, corruption and crime dominate the campaign

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They argued that challenges including climate change, artificial intelligence, pandemics, financial shocks and disruptions to maritime trade cannot be managed by individual countries alone

The earlier occasions were in 2012 (New Delhi), 2016 (Goa) and 2021 (held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic)

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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, Barcelona winger Raphinha and Paris Saint-Germain veteran Marquinhos headline Brazil's 26-member squad for their historic first-ever meeting with India on October 3. The Selecao will face India at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata at 7.30 pm local time, in what will be a landmark fixture for Indian football. The match is scheduled after Brazil's two-game Australia tour, with Carlo Ancelotti's side facing the hosts in Townsville on September 25 and Brisbane on September 29. Ancelotti named his first squad since the 2026 World Cup at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday before addressing the media. Vinicius, Raphinha and Marquinhos form the experienced core of the squad, with Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhaes and Bruno Guimaraes also retaining their places. The much-anticipated game promises to be a grand spectacle for football-crazy Kolkata, with Brazil bringing three 2026 Ballon d'Or nominees in