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Trump Confuses Brazil with India, Attacks US Voting System After Election Comments
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News18•05-10-2026, 10:41
Trump Confuses Brazil with India, Attacks US Voting System After Election Comments
- •Donald Trump mistakenly claimed 125 million people voted in "India's Presidential Election," referring to Brazil's first-round vote.
- •He used the swift results of the Brazilian election to criticize the US voting system, alleging corruption and delays in vote counting.
- •The election Trump referenced was Brazil's presidential vote, where Flavio Bolsonaro led Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, leading to a runoff.
- •Pre-election polls underestimated Bolsonaro's support, with pollsters "missing badly" according to experts.
- •The Bolsonaro family and its Liberal Party saw significant wins, becoming the largest force in Brazil's Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
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US President Donald Trump mistakenly claimed that 125 million people had voted in "India's Presidential Election" while commenting on Brazil's first-round vote, before using the incorrect figure to attack the US voting system.
Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro emerged ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first round, securing about 47 per cent of the vote compared to Lula's 45 per cent.
Following the first-round results where neither candidate secured an outright majority, Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face each other again in a runoff on October 25.
