Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil’s leader from exile in the U.S. amid fraud allegations and political upheaval following Lula’s victory. Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted Wednesday he is his country's rightful leader, after fleeing to the United States to start a self-imposed exile. M iami: Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself the country's legitimate leader after arriving in the United States, just days after losing the presidential election to.