Lula re-elected president in Brazil, electoral authority says
Lula’s comeback follows a runoff campaign that mobilized voters and overcame a first-round deficit, according to pollsters and the Superior Electoral Court.
- On Sunday, Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula won Brazil's presidential runoff, defeating Senator Flavio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth non-consecutive term.
- Lula, who previously left office with approval ratings around 85%, returned after the Brazilian Supreme Court annulled his corruption convictions following 580 days in prison.
- Meta attributed campaign search irregularities to "technical glitches and errors in its AI safeguards," denying allegations that it favored Bolsonaro.
- Global leaders recognized the victory, with URUGUYAN PRESIDENT YAMANDU ORSI stating, "I just spoke with the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a friend."
- Relations between the United States and Trump face uncertainty as the administration imposed tariffs and restricted visas, prompting Thirty House Democrats to urge Secretary of State Marco Rubio to clarify policy.
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The president goes back to the first round and achieves a fourth term; his rival will ask to cancel the elections
Officer Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the run-off for the presidential office in Brazil. As the election authority officially announced on Sunday (local time), the left-wing politician defeated his opponent, right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Following announcement of the election results, Bolsonaro refused to admit his defeat and announced that he would request a cancellation of the vote.
Brazil's Lula wins historic fourth term, Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term on Sunday, the country's electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin America. However, his opponent Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, refused to accept defeat and said he would ask for t…
The suspense will have lasted until the end. In this second round of the Brazilian presidential election, Sunday, October 25, thousands of people will...
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