Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil, vows nation is 'not anyone's backyard'

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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection Sunday with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro by nearly 4.4 million votes, while Bolsonaro refused to concede and requested the results be annulled. Lula, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, celebrated his victory by declaring Brazil "will not accept being anyone's backyard," signaling continued defiance of Trump's demands despite tariff pressures. Bolsonaro's challenge stems from a last-minute two-hour voting extension ordered by a Supreme Court justice who is Lula's former lawyer. Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, claimed the extension "changed the rules of the game," though legal experts say there is little basis to invalidate the election. Lula's victory bucks a regional trend of Trump-aligned right-wing wins and marks his fourth non-consecutive term starting January 2027.


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