Lula wins fourth term after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff

Lula wins fourth term after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff

Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff, securing a fourth non-consecutive term by defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a close vote. The Superior Electoral Court counted 51.78 percent of valid votes for Lula against 48.22 percent for Bolsonaro, while the loser called for the election to be annulled after the unprecedented two-hour voting extension.

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