Brazil's Liberal Party recognizes Lula's election victory

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Brazil's Liberal Party has formally recognized Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in the presidential runoff election, despite candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's objections to the result. Lula won by approximately 4.4 million votes on October 25, 2026, securing a fourth term. Bolsonaro alleged fraud over a two-hour voting extension, but his party later accepted the official outcome while calling for concerns to be addressed democratically. Bolsonaro has been ordered to surrender his passports amid a corruption investigation. World leaders congratulated Lula, though Donald Trump called the election "rigged" without evidence. Brazil's markets fell sharply following the result.


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