Flavio Bolsonaro has claimed he remains Brazil’s legitimate president despite losing the election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, alleging electoral fraud. After arriving in the US for self-imposed exile, he vowed to lead the opposition as Brazilian authorities clarified he is not a fugitive. Brasilia: Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro maintained on Wednesday that he remains the legitimate head of state following his arrival in the United States to.