Lula re-elected president in Brazil, electoral authority says
Lula won after a late campaign comeback powered by stronger turnout and a 51.8% runoff vote, the electoral court said.
- On Sunday, October 25, 2026, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the presidential runoff, securing an unprecedented fourth non-consecutive term, the Superior Electoral Court confirmed.
- Trailing in the initial vote, Lula overcame a first-round deficit to become the first candidate since Brazil's return to democracy to win a presidential runoff after finishing second in the first round.
- Supreme Federal Court Justice Cristiano Zanin ordered a two-hour nationwide voting extension on Sunday due to transportation disruptions, a decision Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign labeled 'unacceptable' and requested to have annulled.
- Facing a right-leaning Congress, Lula must navigate a coalition where the Liberal Party and allies control over 280 seats in the lower house and 50 in the Senate, constraining his legislative agenda.
- With inauguration scheduled for January 5, 2027, the 81-year-old president faces uniting a polarized nation while his victory halts Latin America's recent right-wing shift in its largest economy.
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Bolsonaro quickly refused to concede defeat and asked for the election results to be annulled after an evening of chaos at some polling places that followed a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours.
Brazil: Lula Wins Historic Fourth Presidential Term
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva staged a dramatic election comeback Sunday night, beating far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro to clinch a historic fourth term in office. Lula took 51.79% of the vote. The win makes the 80-year-old veteran the first Brazilian president since 1988 to win an election after losing the first round of […]
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