Lula defeats Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential runoff; Bolsonaro contests result

Brazil's left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election Sunday with 51.76% of the vote, securing an unprecedented fourth term, while conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro announced he will contest the results. Lula defeated Bolsonaro by a margin of 51.8% to 48.2%, overturning a first-round deficit and keeping Brazil as a progressive bastion in Latin America. Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, denounced the vote as "inacceptable" and a "scam" after a Supreme Court judge extended voting by two hours. Lula, nearly 81, will face limited room to maneuver after conservative gains in legislative elections three weeks ago. His victory marks the first time a candidate has reversed a second-round result since Brazil's military dictatorship ended in 1985.