Lula Wins Re-election in Brazil as Bolsonaro Challenges Result

Brazil's electoral court says President Lula da Silva has won the presidential election's second round, securing re-election. Lula stated citizens voted to "guarantee democracy," while right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is calling for the election to be invalidated. Lula received 51.75 percent of the vote versus Bolsonaro's 48.25 percent, a margin of about 4.4 million votes. The 81-year-old secures his fourth presidential term, having first won in 2002. Lula promised better regulation of large tech platforms, having previously sought to invalidate Bolsonaro's candidacy over alleged Meta interference, which Meta denies. Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, refuses to concede, calling the result "impossible to recognize." The Supreme Court extended voting hours by two hours on election day, a decision Bolsonaro called "unacceptable." Brazil's result breaks from the conservative wave seen in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru.