Lula wins historic fourth term as Brazil's president, halting Latin America's rightward shift

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, according to the country's electoral court, in a result that defied polls and halted a wave of rightwing election victories across Latin America. Lula, a global left-wing icon, defeated Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who had finished first in the initial round and aimed to revive his father's far-right movement. Lula's reelection appeared unlikely at times, as voters soured on his Workers' Party amid corruption scandals and rising prices, while his image seemed outdated in an increasingly app-based economy with growing informal workers.