How Lula overturned a 2.2 million vote deficit to beat Bolsonaro in Brazil

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, days before his 81st birthday, won the presidential runoff after trailing in the first round, becoming the first candidate since the 1980s to do so. He overcame a 2.2 million vote deficit to defeat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by 4.4 million votes. Lula's Workers Party turned around a bitter campaign where his age was often highlighted, breaking a conservative winning streak in the Americas. He also revamped his digital strategy, accusing the US and tech companies like Meta of meddling, with Congressman André Janones organizing on WhatsApp. The result offers lessons for upcoming elections in Israel, the US, and Europe, though each case differs. Brazil now balances relations with the US, China, and the rest of the world.