Brazil's Lula wins re-election; Bolsonaro disputes result

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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election Sunday with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro by nearly 4.4 million votes. Bolsonaro refused to concede and announced he will request the election results be annulled. The 81-year-old leftist secured an unprecedented fourth term, defying projections and bucking a regional trend of right-wing victories backed by US President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, called the result "impossible to recognize" after a two-hour voting extension Lula requested. Lula's victory marks a historic comeback after losing the first round, the first such reversal in Brazil since 1989. His campaign emphasized national sovereignty against US pressure, while supporters celebrated in major cities. Lula will be 85 when his term ends in 2030.


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