Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede
While prediction market odds pointed to a clear Bolsonaro victory, Lula emerged the winner in a tight race.
- For the Trump administration, which has sought to reassert its dominance in the region, Lula’s victory complicates its campaign to enlist Brazil in its military coalition.
- Brazilian President Lula secured a surprise win over far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, who has refused to concede.
- Late in the afternoon, Flávio Bolsonaro also filed requests for voting to be extended by two hours in cities in the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina, but because of heavy rain that he said had prevented voters from….
While prediction market odds pointed to a clear Bolsonaro victory, Lula emerged the winner in a tight race.
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected against all expectations on Sunday (October 25), but his conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to have the vote annulled.
It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.
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