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The top electoral authority in Brazil announced on Sunday evening that 77-year-old hardline socialist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, once convicted and sentenced to over two decades in prison for alleged corruption, had won this year’s presidential election against incumbent conservative Jair Bolsonaro. In his first words as president-elect for…

SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Latin America leaders on Sunday congratulated Brazil's Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva after he won a third term as president of the largest country in South America, consolidating the region's "pink tide" of elected leftist leaders. His victory over far-right president Jair Bolsonaro leaves…

Updated 4 weeks ago · Published on 31 Oct 2022 8:00AM · Supporters of Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrate the results of the second round of presidential elections, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, – EPA pic, October 31, 2022. VETERAN leftist Luiz Inacio Lula…

By BRIAN ELLSWORTH AND LISANDRA PARAGUASSU, Reuters Published October 31, 2022 7:47am Updated October 31, 2022 1:51pm SAO PAULO - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. BRAZIL'S ELECTIONS. A supporter of Brazil's former president and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva displays a banner while gathering with fellow supporters on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Brasilia, Brazil on October 30, 2022. Diego Vara/Reuters…

Leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated his bitter rival, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, to secure his return as Brazil's leader Sunday after a tightly fought race in the world’s fourth-largest democracy. The country's Superior Electoral Court verified the win. The court said da Silva secured slightly more than 50.84%…

SAO PAULO – Mr Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected Brazil’s president in a dramatic comeback for the left-wing politician, who was languishing in a jail cell just three years ago on corruption charges. He defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro with 50.9 per cent to 49.1 per cent of the…

Leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Photo: Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images Leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff Sunday, beating right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro with 50.90% of the vote, according to the country's election authority. Why it matters: The results mark a stunning political…

SAO PAULO ― Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in a heated contest during which the incumbent repeatedly threatened to dismantle the world’s fourth-largest democracy. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Tribunal called the race for da Silva just before 7 p.m. Eastern…

1/2 A Brazilian voter holds a banner picturing presidential candidate Lula da Silva after casting her ballot as she leaves a polling station during the second round of the Brazilian presidential election at Casa do Brasil, in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. Photo by Fernando Villar/EPA-EFE Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Brazilian…