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[email protected] | Laura Pollock

Lula declared winner of Brazil’s election as Bolsonaro rejects results

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his running mate Geraldo Alckmin address supporters during a victory rally after winning the presidential runoff in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 (Image: Natacha Pisarenko)

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, was re-elected on Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening US influence in Latin America.

With 100% of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon-to-be 81-year-old Lula had a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes – 51.8% of the total vote – over opponent Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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