Lula wins Brazil presidency, Bolsonaro challenges result

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Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth presidential term on Sunday, securing 51.8 percent of the vote, while rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to concede and sought to annul the election. The electoral court confirmed Lula's lead of nearly 4.4 million votes over Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro objected to a Supreme Court decision extending voting by two hours, which both candidates had requested. Lula's victory counters a regional trend of right-of-centre candidates allied with Donald Trump winning in Latin America. His win leaves Mexico and Brazil, the region's two most populous nations, with left-of-centre leaders.


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