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Lula wins fourth term in Brazil; Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Lula won Brazil's runoff with about 51.8% of the vote. Flávio Bolsonaro said he does not accept the result and will seek its annulment. The margin was about 4.4 million votes. The electoral court president, a Bolsonaro appointee, rejected the annulment case. Leaders across the region congratulated Lula, though Argentina's Milei had not.
Why it matters
Brazil is Latin America's largest economy, and the result affects regional politics, trade and Amazon policy.
Background
Lula is a left-wing former union leader who was president from 2003 to 2010. He lost the first round to Bolsonaro, son of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, then won the runoff.
The story so far
- Brazil heads into its 25 October run-off
- Lula campaign accuses Meta of favouring Bolsonaro before run-off
- Brazil's electoral court orders Meta to prove equal treatment of candidates
- Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro virtually tied before Sunday's Brazil run-off
- Brazil heads into tight Lula-Bolsonaro runoff on Sunday
- Lula says rival should be disqualified over alleged Meta interference
- Brazil court orders transport for Indigenous voters before runoff
- Brazil ends campaign with Lula and Bolsonaro tied
- Brazil extends voting in tight Lula–Bolsonaro presidential runoff
- Lula wins fourth term in Brazil; Bolsonaro refuses to concede
- Bolsonaro's party accepts Lula's win; Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil
- Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US despite court ban
- Flávio Bolsonaro in US calls himself 'leader' of Brazil
- Brazil summons Argentine diplomat over Flávio Bolsonaro's flight
- Flávio Bolsonaro says he fled Brazil over 'persecution' and may run again
- Flávio Bolsonaro in US after leaving Brazil
Sources
- BBC News ↗Oct 26, 2:26 PM ET
- MercoPress ↗Oct 26, 5:01 AM ET
- PBS NewsHour ↗Oct 26, 9:19 AM ET
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