Lula defeats Flavio Bolsonaro to win historic fourth term in Brazil

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Brazil's incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term on Sunday, defeating Senator Flavio Bolsonaro with 51.75% of the vote, according to Brazil's electoral court. The 80-year-old Lula secured the victory with over 98.76% of votes counted, while Bolsonaro, son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, received 48.25%. Lula trailed by 2.2 million votes after the first round on October 4 but staged a comeback. This marks the first time since Brazil's military dictatorship ended in 1985 that a candidate trailing in the first round won the second round. Lula's previous terms were in 2002, 2006, and 2022.


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