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Lula Wins Fourth Term in Brazil Runoff

Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth presidential term, defeating far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in a runoff with 51.79% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.21%. Lula is the first candidate to win a runoff after losing the first round.

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Brazil 2026 presidential election runoff

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's 25 October presidential runoff with 51.79% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.21%, securing a historic fourth term and becoming the first candidate to win a runoff after losing the first round; Bolsonaro has rejected the result and said he will seek to annul the election.

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