Lula Beats Rival in Brazil Election to Win Fourth Term
Brazil's incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won the country's national election, securing an unprecedented fourth term.
TL;DR
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil's national election for an unprecedented fourth term.
- The election concluded after a chaotic evening with a last-minute decision to extend voting hours.
- Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin's decision to extend voting, despite being Lula's former lawyer, may lead to legal action by rival Flávio Bolsonaro.
- Both candidates requested extensions due to issues affecting voters in different regions.
- Lula's win shifts a trend in Latin America where right-of-centre candidates allied with Donald Trump have been winning.
- Lula, a former union leader and founder of the Workers' Party, first won the presidency in 2002.
- This is the first time since 1985 that the second-highest vote-getter in the first round won the presidency.
- Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote in the first round, compared to Lula's 45%.