In brief
At Mar‑a‑Lago, President Donald Trump said he had no plans to meet Flavio Bolsonaro, the defeated candidate for Brazil’s presidency, but that Bolsonaro can stay in the United States “as long as he wants.” Trump criticized the Brazilian election as a disgrace and described Bolsonaro’s treatment as “shabbily.” Bolsonaro arrived on a private plane from Argentina via Ecuador.
President Donald Trump told reporters at his Mar‑a‑Lago club on Saturday that he had no intention of meeting Flavio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, but that the former candidate could remain in the United States indefinitely.
The comment came after Bolsonaro’s family arrived in the U.S. on Wednesday aboard a private plane that had departed from Argentina and made a stopover in Ecuador. Bolsonaro, who lost the runoff on October 25, is the Liberal Party candidate.
No plans to meet, but I think he got treated very shabbily. He can stay here as long as he wants ... The election was a disgrace.
Trump said “he can stay here as long as he wants” after criticizing the Brazilian election as a “disgrace” and describing Bolsonaro’s treatment as “shabbily.” The remarks were made to a group of reporters covering Trump’s comments in Florida.
These statements constitute the only reported source confirming Trump’s position and Bolsonaro’s arrival in the United States. No additional confirmations or disputes have been reported as of this time.
