Lula defeats Flavio Bolsonaro to win fourth term as Brazil's president

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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected president of Brazil on Sunday, October 25, defeating conservative Flavio Bolsonaro with 51.76% of the vote to secure a fourth term beginning in January 2027. The nearly 81-year-old leftist overcame a first-round deficit, campaigning on social welfare programs like Bolsa Família and Brazilian sovereignty. His victory keeps Latin America's largest country under left-wing leadership, unlike neighbors Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. Lula previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010 and returned in 2023, after having his corruption convictions annulled. He will be 85 at term's end in 2030, but faces a conservative parliament following recent legislative elections.


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