Allies of Flávio Bolsonaro recognize Lula's victory, contrasting with the senator's stance

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election with 51.79% of valid votes against 48.21% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a margin of about 4.4 million votes, according to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Flávio's allies and supporting parties, including the Liberal Party (PL), Governor Tarcísio de Freitas, and vice-presidential candidate Alfredo Gaspar, publicly recognized the result and urged respect for the electoral outcome, contrasting with Flávio's refusal to concede and his request to annul the election. Other figures such as Arthur Lira, Ricardo Nunes, and Ronaldo Caiado also congratulated Lula, while Flávio, who fled to the US and declared himself the "true president," remained isolated without significant institutional backing for his annulment narrative.