Lula Stages Comeback To Beat Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazil Election

"Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former leftist president, has reclaimed the leadership and vowed to reunify his country"

"Brazil’s former leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sealed an astonishing political comeback, beating the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in one of the most significant and bruising elections in the country’s history.

With 99.97% of votes counted, Silva, a former factory worker who became Brazil’s first working-class president exactly 20 years ago, had secured 50.9% of the vote. Bolsonaro, a firebrand who was elected in 2018, received 49.10%.

Addressing journalists at a hotel in São Paulo, Lula vowed to reunify his country after a toxic race for power which has profoundly divided one of the world’s largest democracies."

Tom Phillips in São Paulo and Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro report for the Guardian October 30, 2022.

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"Lula Defeats Bolsonaro To Again Become Brazil’s President" (AP)

"Lula Narrowly Defeats Bolsonaro To Win Brazil Presidency Again" (Reuters)

"Bolsonaro Lost. Will He Accept The Results?" (New York Times)

"Bolsonaro vs. Lula: What’s at Stake in Brazil’s 2022 Election" (Council on Foreign Relations)