Lula wins fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term, defeating far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.75% of the vote in Sunday's runoff election. The 80-year-old leftist overcame a narrow first-round loss in early October, becoming the first runner-up to win a second round since Brazil's return to democracy in the 1980s. Voter turnout improved from 21.08% to 19.21% abstention, helping Lula secure a 4.3 million vote margin. Lula's victory is a blow to Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for coup plotting, and to US President Donald Trump, who backed the Bolsonaro clan. Celebrations erupted in São Paulo and Rio, where over a million supporters rallied ahead of the vote.


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