Lula wins fourth term: What are the reactions in Brazil?
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins a fourth term as Bolsonaro disputes the result.
Key points
- The left-wing incumbent president had lost the first round to right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.
- Investors react to Lula's victory with a sharp decline in the real and concern over increased spending and fiscal challenges.
- His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins a fourth term as Bolsonaro disputes the result.
Climate activists in Brazil are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest.
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.
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Al JazeeraOctober 26, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC →
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France 24October 26, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC →
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