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Trump Confuses Brazil with India, Cites '125 Million' Voters in 'India's Presidential Election'
- •Donald Trump mistakenly referred to Brazil's presidential election as "India's Presidential Election" in a Truth Social post.
- •Trump's post mentioned 125 million voters, a figure consistent with Brazil's recent election turnout, not India's.
- •Brazil held the first round of its presidential election on October 4, with approximately 125 million ballots cast.
- •The Brazilian election resulted in a runoff between Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro, scheduled for October 25.
- •Trump used the event to criticize the US electoral system, claiming voting in America is "CORRUPT!!!"
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US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social claiming that 125 million people voted in the first round of India's presidential election. However, these details actually matched the presidential vote held in Brazil a day earlier, as India does not even hold a direct presidential election.
Approximately 124.5 million Brazilians cast ballots in the first round, resulting in a closely fought runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Flavio Bolsonaro finished first with about 47 percent of the valid vote, while Lula took about 45 percent, setting up a second-round runoff on October 25.
Trump used the Brazilian turnout figures to draw a comparison with the United States, claiming that vote calculation in cities and states like Detroit and Philadelphia takes weeks. He concluded the post by declaring that voting in America is corrupt, using the timing and voter data from Brazil to underscore his arguments.
