Lula wins unprecedented fourth term as Brazil's president

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term, the electoral court said, defying polls and global anti-incumbent sentiment to halt a wave of right-wing victories across Latin America. Lula defeated Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who had finished first in the initial round. The 80-year-old's victory marks another comeback after his 2018-2019 corruption imprisonment was overturned, enabling his 2022 win. Lula faces a conservative Congress, a weak economy forecast to grow just 2.3% next year, and high public debt, with experts predicting he may struggle as a lame duck.


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