Lula wins Brazil presidential runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro, Guardian reports
The Guardian reports Lula won Brazil’s presidential runoff with 51.79% of the vote, securing a fourth term after losing the first round.
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Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff against far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, according to The Guardian. Lula received 51.79% of the vote, compared with Bolsonaro’s 48.21%, securing a fourth presidential term.
Bolsonaro had finished ahead in the first round. The Guardian described the runoff outcome as Brazil’s first reversal of a first-round presidential election result and said the new term would make Lula the country’s longest-serving leader.
A supreme court judge extended voting by two hours before the result was announced. Lula’s campaign accused its opponents of disrupting public transport to prevent his supporters from voting; the supplied report did not establish that allegation as fact.
The Guardian invited readers to submit questions about Brazil’s future for its Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, to answer in a Q&A.
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