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While prediction market odds pointed to a clear Bolsonaro victory, Lula emerged the winner in a tight race.

Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term as president, defeating the far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in a dramatic comeback. Lula is the first candidate to win a runoff election after losing in the first round – taking victory with 51.79% of the vote to his rival’s 48.21%. His win bucks a regional trend, after the son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro had spearheaded a radical populist movement. But with Flávio Bolsonaro refusing to concede defeat, what’s next for Brazil? Michael Safi speaks to Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips Continue reading...

Regional and world leaders congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after he defeated challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.

Leaders and governments worldwide congratulate Lula on dramatic comeback seen as an important signal to rest of Latin America Lula supporters celebrate election victory – in pictures Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the Brazilian president, has vowed that dictatorship and fascism will never return to Brazil after winning a historic fourth term in power by defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro. “This is God’s work – and it’s thanks to all of you,” Lula told tens of thousands of supporters who had gathered in central São Paulo in the early hours of Monday to celebrate his dramatic election comeback. Continue reading...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came from behind to win Brazil’s runoff election, halting a right-wing wave sweeping Latin America and defying predictions. But his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro is contesting the results. Beatriz Reis explains why the election isn't really quite over (Source: Bloomberg)

After the rejoicing, it will be vital to learn the lessons. The rightward shift is neither inevitable nor irreversible, but progressives cannot rest for a moment The impossible happened. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in Sunday’s runoff election in Brazil, overturning Flávio Bolsonaro’s first-round lead in a historic comeback. No candidate has ever lost the first round and won the second, until now. Grassroots mobilisation, alongside social welfare policies, helped turn the contest into a referendum on Brazilian democracy, rallying voters against a candidate seeking to restore the legacy of his father, Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for plotting a coup after his 2022 defeat. Lula’s victory suggests that defending democracy can still be a powerful electoral argument against the ascendant right. Having already consolidated most of the leftwing vote, Lula had limited room to attract supporters of other candidates after his first-round defeat. His best chance lay in mobilising abstainers and reconnecting with working-class voters. The Workers’ party intensified its grassroots and digital campaigns, using social media influencers and messaging networks to reach supporters. Nearly 3 million more Brazilians voted in the runoff, and Lula gained ground across the country, particularly in major cities and his north-eastern strongholds. He also appealed to voters’ immediate economic concerns, drawing on a record of reducing poverty and inequality, and increasing benefits under Bolsa Família , the landmark welfare programme he launched in 2003. Lula framed the election as a choice between protecting social gains and democratic institutions, or returning to the Bolsonaro family’s attacks on both, warning that his opponent would compromise Brazil’s sovereignty by aligning himself with Donald Trump. Jordana Timerman is a journalist based in Buenos Aires. She is the managing editor of The Ideas Letter and compiles the Latin America Daily Briefing Continue reading...

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of President Trump, was reelected Sunday in a runoff over right-wing opponent Flávio Bolsonaro, who is refusing to concede defeat.

Bolsonaro quickly refused to concede defeat and asked for the election results to be annulled after an evening of chaos at some polling places that followed a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours.

Flavio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede defeat to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won a fourth term in Sunday's presidential election. Bolsonaro said he would seek to annul the election...

Flavio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede defeat to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won a fourth term in Sunday's presidential election.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a record fourth term in office, defeating far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by 4 million votes in a runoff election on Sunday. Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who remains under house arrest for plotting a coup against Lula four years ago. The younger Bolsonaro, who narrowly defeated Lula in the first round of voting earlier this month, is now refusing to concede. Lula’s surprise comeback comes after weeks of student-led organizing and campaigning on his behalf, and amid accusations that U.S.-based tech companies were suppressing Lula’s reach online in favor of his Trump-aligned opponent. “The amount of organizing, the amount of marches and rallies, campaigning, pamphlets that we’ve seen the last three weeks has been something that I have never seen in my entire life, ever, covering elections for decades in so many different countries. It is absolutely unprecedented,” says Brazil-based journalist Michael Fox. “It is an absolute game-changer for the region.”

Nur Cristiani, head of Latin America investment strategy at JPMorgan Private Bank, examines the market implications of the Brazilian election after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a stunning comeback to defeat Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing candidate that many investors preferred. She speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Brazil's left-wing president, Lula da Silva, won a fourth term on Sunday, defeating conservative challenger Flavio Bolsonaro after a close race.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a stunning comeback to win Brazil’s runoff election, defeating right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, who has called for the vote to be annulled. Julia Leite reports from Sao Paulo on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

Challenger Flávio Bolsonaro had vowed to pursue closer ties with the Trump administration if elected.

The mission was simple: find the votes the incumbent president had failed to rally.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected for a historic fourth term in office. Lula’s far-right opponent Flavio Bolsonaro refused to concede and called for the results to be annulled after a Supreme Court ruling extended the voting by two hours.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came from behind to win Brazil’s runoff election, halting a right-wing wave sweeping Latin America. His opponent Flávio Bolsonaro called for the vote to be annulled. Fabiola De Moura has the details. (Source: Bloomberg)

Talk about moving the goalposts in the fourth quarter. Brazil’s leftist octogenarian Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off an unprecedented comeback Sunday to grab a fourth term. He edged out conservative Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro 51.8% to 48.2% in a presidential runoff marked by last-minute chaos at the polls. Now, the whole election is headed for the ...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly triumphed over Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of the right-wing leader he defeated four years ago.

Flávio Bolsonaro called for the annulment of Brazil’s presidential runoff after losing the election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an improbable bid to overturn the result that echoes his father’s response to defeat four years ago.

Socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, was elected president of Brazil for a fourth term in Sunday's runoff election, narrowly defeating conservative Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in a tightly contested race in which both sides alleged irregularities and the Supreme Court intervened to extend voting. The post Marxist Lula Beats Bolsonaro in Brazil Presidential Election After Unprecedented Voting Time Extension appeared first on Breitbart .

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s runoff election with 51.76% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.24%. Bloomberg's Asia Trade looks at the market reaction. (Source: Bloomberg)

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.

In a tight election, incumbent President Lula da Silva bested Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil.