Flavio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to US
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Flavio Bolsonaro has declared himself Brazil's "true" leader after landing in Miami. An international studies expert argues that his attempt to turn a domestic dispute into an international issue will fail, and that Washington is unlikely to question the results of Brazil's election.
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FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Fabio de Sa e Silva, Associate Professor of International Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He says that an attempt by Bolsonaro to turn a domestic dispute into a wider international issue "will not be successful", explaining that he is likely going to be "losing the grip of the opposition, there is a vacuum now that others will seek to occupy" and that it's unlikely the United States will "get involved into questioning the results of the Brazilian election".