Flavio Bolsonaro has asserted that he is the rightful president-elect of Brazil, Al Jazeera English reported. He called himself the "true president-elect", according to the outlet. Bolsonaro made the statement in Miami, in the United States, Al Jazeera English reported. The outlet said it was his first public statement since he left Brazil for the United States. Al Jazeera English described that departure as fleeing.