Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil's tight runoff election

Incumbent President Lula has won Brazil's election, according to preliminary results, defeating far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in a tight runoff and securing a fourth term with a left-wing agenda. The race was a neck-and-neck contest, with Bolsonaro winning the first round despite Lula leading in polls, forcing a second round. Lula, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2011, campaigned on progressive social policies like family allowances for the poor. Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, advocated for free markets and tough policing, and had promised amnesty for his father. Polling stations stayed open two hours longer than planned on orders from the Supreme Court.