ANALYSIS: Some believe Jair Bolsonaro, sometimes called the 'Trump of the Tropics,' won’t ever concede, and instead will follow the recent playbook of a certain political ally to keep his political movement alive.
Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters at the Paulista avenue after winning the presidential run-off election, in Sao Paulo, Oct. 30, 2022.There was simmering anticipation among the thousands that had gathered Sunday night on Paulista Avenue. A sea of people were there wearing the traditional red color of their chosen candidate, former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva.
He has consistently disputed the security of Brazil’s all-digital voting system, saying the machines are vulnerable to hacking and manipulation. "This is the first time in the history of Brazil that a president is not recognizing the official results of democratic elections," political expert Paulo Ramirez, a professor at the Higher School of Advertising and Marketing in São Paulo, told ABC News. "Bolsonaro’s silence is very dangerous because he is giving room for his radical supporters to take action."
Lula is set to take over the presidency on Jan. 1 next year. How Bolsonaro will stop that from happening, should he want to, remains unclear.
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