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Tom Phillips in São Paulo and Tiago Rogero in Brasília

‘Democracy always’: Lula vows no return to dictatorship in Brazil after election win

Lula holds the Brazilian flag and the hand of his running mate Geraldo Alckmin to address supporters after winning the presidential runoff
Lula and his running mate Geraldo Alckmin address supporters after winning the presidential runoff in São Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, has vowed that dictatorship and fascism will never return to Brazil after winning a historic fourth term in power by defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro.

“This is God’s work – and it’s thanks to all of you,” Lula told tens of thousands of supporters who had gathered in central São Paulo in the early hours of Monday to celebrate his dramatic election comeback.

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