Brazil's Top Electoral Court Chief Congratulates Lula and Bolsonaro After Runoff

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Brazil's Superior Electoral Court President Kassio Nunes Marques said Sunday he called Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro to inform them of the second-round result. Lula was re-elected president, while Bolsonaro finished second. With 99.97% of votes counted, Lula received 51.78% of valid votes versus 48.22% for Bolsonaro. Nunes Marques congratulated Bolsonaro on his first presidential campaign and "expressive vote total," while praising Lula's political trajectory spanning "different periods of Brazilian democratic history." The result marked the first comeback victory in direct presidential elections of the current democratic period, as Lula had trailed after the first round. He also became the first Brazilian elected to the presidency four times.


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