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Trump slams ‘rigged’ Brazil election after ally loses to leftist Lula

SAO PAULO: US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Brazil’s elections were “rigged,” as his ally Flavio Bolsonaro called for the annulment of the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, pulled off a dramatic comeback after losing to to Bolsonaro in a first-round vote, a defeat which fired up the left on the streets and social media to secure him a fourth term in office. Lula pulled around 4.4 million more votes than his rival. Right-wi