Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Brazilian presidential election

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the Brazilian presidential runoff election, securing a fourth term. Lula received 51.79% of the valid votes, totaling more than 64 million votes. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, received 48.21% of the vote. Voter turnout was higher than 80 percent.

Electoral authorities confirmed the victory despite challenges from the runner-up. Flávio Bolsonaro contested the results, requesting the annulment of the vote due to a two-hour extension of polling operations in certain sections. While the extension was intended to manage long lines, reports indicated that groups associated with the Bolsonaro family and certain institutional actors may have created obstacles for voters.

Lula's victory followed a first round where Flávio Bolsonaro held a lead of more than 2.2 million votes. In the final three weeks of the campaign, Lula gained more than 10 million votes compared to his first-round total.