Lula wins re-election in Brazil's presidential runoff

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the second round of the presidential election, securing his re-election. He will now serve a fourth term as president. Lula received 51.7 percent of the vote, compared to 48.2 percent for his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. Polling stations stayed open two hours longer than planned after both candidates requested extended hours. In the first round on October 4, Lula won just over 45 percent of the vote while Bolsonaro took 47 percent, forcing a runoff since neither surpassed 50 percent.