Lula wins fourth term in Brazil after defeating Bolsonaro

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in Sunday's election, defeating far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a stunning comeback just two days before his 81st birthday. Lula overcame a first-round deficit of 2.22 million votes to win the runoff by 4.4 million votes, or 51.8 to 48.2 per cent, after a massive left-wing mobilisation focused on Bolsonaro's corruption allegations and character. The victory breaks a recent string of hard-right wins across Latin America. Bolsonaro refused to concede, citing voting extensions, and faces potential jail time without parliamentary privilege. Lula now confronts an opposition-dominated congress, a weakened supreme court, and investor concerns over budget deficits.


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