Jair Bolsonaro has yet to speak publicly and thus not admit defeat by Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential election since the election results were announced on Sunday.
Bolsonaro announced on Monday that he will give a televised speech to the nation, however, it is unclear at what time.
At the same time, fears are being raised in Brazil about how the sitting president will react. He has a long history of discrediting the Brazilian electoral system without evidence and has on several occasions warned of the risk of electoral fraud.
– This was, among other things, why many world leaders were quick to congratulate Lula on the election victory, to send a signal that “we recognize the election results”, says Tigran Feiler.
Tigran Feiler believes that Bolsonaro is in a difficult position. On the one hand, there are those within the president’s party, the Liberal Party, who advocate that he contest the election results. On the other hand, there are those who have done well in the gubernatorial elections and do not want to put sticks in the wheels of their political careers.
– It will be a difficult dilemma for Bolsonaro to handle, says Tigran Feiler.