Bolsonaro's initial proclamation was revised to correct errors and avoid diplomatic conflict with Brazil's actual leaders.

"Just under an hour after #Bolsonaro’s #proclamation was first published on social media, a corrected version was issued, altering his claimed status to “leader of #Brazil” – reportedly after he was #upbraided by Trump administration officials keen to avoid a full-blown diplomatic split with Brazil’s actual leaders. The amended letter also updated the out-of-date Brazilian coat of arms that had been used erroneously in the letterhead of the first version referring to the “United States of Brazil” – a name the South American country has not used since 1967." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/flavio-bolsonaros-president-elect-claim-mockery-brazil

— ‘Just under an hour after Bolsonaro’s proclamation was first published on social media, a corrected version was issued, altering his claimed status to “leader of Brazil” – reportedly after he was upbraided by Trump administration officials keen to avoid a full-blown diplomatic split with Brazil’s actual leaders. The amended letter also updated the out-of-date Brazilian coat of arms that had been used erroneously in the letterhead of the first version referring to the “United States of Brazil” – a name the South American country has not used since 1967. Bolsonaro’s flight – and his brief but bogus claim to be “president-elect” of one of the world’s largest democracies – prompted an outpouring of opprobrium and ridicule. … The Estado de São Paulo’s leader writers said: “Flávio’s letter isn’t worth the ink of this newspaper, but there’s no way the embarrassment can be ignored,” before savaging a man they called “a con artist of the highest order”.’