Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidential election

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Brazil's incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the second round of the presidential election on Sunday, October 25, defeating rival Flavio Bolsonaro, who is demanding the results be annulled. Lula, 80, secured 51.8% of the vote against Bolsonaro's 48.2%, marking the first time in Brazilian history that a candidate who placed second in the first round won the presidency. Celebrations erupted in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where thousands of supporters in red gathered. Bolsonaro refused to concede, citing an extended voting period ordered by a Supreme Court judge just three minutes before polls were due to close. This marks Lula's fourth presidential term.


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