Bolsonaro’s party accepts Brazil election after Trump calls vote ‘rigged’

The political party of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has acknowledged the result of Brazil’s presidential run-off, despite the right-wing candidate pledging to annul the outcome. On Monday, Valdemar Costa Neto, the leader of the right-wing Liberal Party, issued a statement saying his political group had accepted the outcome of the vote. Still, he echoed Bolsonaro’s concerns about the circumstances surrounding the election. “We recognise the presidential election results,” Costa Neto said. “But we believe the issues raised need to be properly clarified.” On Sunday, Bolsonaro was defeated by left-wing incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by a margin of more than 4.4 million votes. Bolsonaro has yet to formally concede.