Brazil’s Bolsonaro to speak today, won’t contest election result -minister

Brazil's Bolsonaro to speak today, won't contest election result -minister
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President and presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he votes during presidential election run-off, in Rio de Janeiro,

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to make an official statement on his election defeat later on Tuesday, a minister said, adding that the far-right leader will not contest the results.

Communications Minister Fabio Faria told Reuters that Bolsonaro was expected to meet with Supreme Court justices ahead of his speech. He lost a runoff vote to leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday but has yet to concede.

(Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Editing by Steven Grattan)

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