Lula da Silva wins fourth term as Brazil's president in comeback victory

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term on Sunday, defeating Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff by over 4 million votes, a result that defied polls and halted a wave of right-wing victories in Latin America. Bolsonaro, who led the first round, said he would seek to annul the result due to a Supreme Court ruling extending voting by two hours, though analysts deemed a reversal unlikely. Lula's victory was powered by better-than-expected turnout, with voters favoring his familiar record over Bolsonaro's novelty. Lula, 80, previously served from 2003 to 2011 and overcame a jail term on overturned corruption charges. He faces a conservative Congress and an economy forecast to grow just 2.3% next year, with public debt above 82% of GDP.