Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent
Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second.
- The result – 51.79% to Lula, 48.21% to Bolsonaro – was delivered after a supreme court judge had extended polling time by two hours, and after….
- It will see him become the country’s longest-serving leader.
Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second.
The Guardian’s Tom Phillips will be answering your questions from 15:00 GMT today.
Investors react to Lula's victory with a sharp decline in the real and concern over increased spending and fiscal challenges.
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