Bolsonaro

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…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were very close in Brazil’s runoff presidential election Sunday after 50.9% of the votes had been tallied. The election pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to…

/ Americas AS IT HAPPENED Issued on: 30/10/2022 - 20:40 05:15 Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at an election night gathering on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Sao Paulo, Brazil October 30, 2022. © Carla Carniel, Reuters Leftist Luis…

SAO PAULO — Brazilians are heading to the polls to determine their next president on Sunday, bringing an end to a heated contest that will determine the fate of its democracy, the future of the Amazon rainforest and whether right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro will win a second term that would…

Brazilian former President (2003-2010) and candidate for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves a national flag during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 29, 2022.— AFPBrazilians will vote Sunday in a white-knuckle presidential race, choosing between wildly different visions of their future…

Merchandise for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro is sold in Brazil this week. Photo: Douglas Magno/AFP via Getty Images Brazilians will decide Sunday between right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist challenger, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in what has become a nail-biter of an election. Why…

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