Lula wins record fourth term, halting Latin America's right-wing shift

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Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a record fourth presidential term on Sunday, defeating right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro and becoming the first Brazilian president to overturn a first-round defeat since the country's return to democracy in 1985. Lula added over 10 million votes between the two rounds, while Bolsonaro gained just 3.6 million, securing a larger margin than his 2022 victory over Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro refused to recognize the result and announced plans to challenge the election in court. The victory halts a wave of right-wing electoral gains across Latin America aligned with the Trump administration, though Lula faces a conservative-dominated Congress and limited room to govern.


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