Al Jazeera · 26 Oct 2026
How did Lula beat Bolsonaro after losing Brazil’s first-round election?
Brazil’s president secured a historic fourth term after overturning a first-round defeat, but faces a conservative Congress and a legal challenge from his defeated rival. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has achieved a stunning election victory, defeating far-right rival Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, despite trailing him by more than two million votes in the first round held earlier in October.
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