How Lula beat far-right Bolsonaro in Brazil – The Latest
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.
Key points
- 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.
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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.
Brazil's left-wing President has been elected for a fourth term after narrowly beating right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote.
But with Flávio Bolsonaro refusing to concede defeat, what’s next for Brazil?
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