Bolsonaro Doesn’t Concede But Will Hand Over Power

The New York Times reports:

Two days after losing Brazil’s presidential election, President Jair Bolsonaro agreed to a transition of power on Tuesday, easing fears that the far-right leader would contest the results after warning for months that the only way he would lose would be if the vote was stolen.

However, Mr. Bolsonaro did not concede the loss in his own words. After a brief public address that criticized the left, the president’s chief of staff said that the government would hand over power to the incoming administration.

“President Bolsonaro has authorized me — when requested, based on the law — to start the transition process,” Mr. Bolsonaro’s chief of staff, Ciro Nogueira, said in a brief comment following the president’s speech.

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Breaking his silence on Tuesday afternoon, President Jair Bolsonaro did not acknowledge his defeat in Sunday’s vote. But after he spoke, his chief of staff said the far-right leader had authorized the transition of power to move forward. https://t.co/hsCiRKjTF2

— Lauren Katzenberg (@Lkatzenberg) November 1, 2022