Brazil: Lula elected president for the fourth time, wins the run-off with 51.8 per cent

4.4 million more votes than F. Bolsonaro, who is calling for the result to be annulled

(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Lula has won the presidential run-off against pre-election predictions and has been re-elected for his fourth term as Brazil’s leader. The 81-year-old Workers’ Party candidate, who has been president since 2023 and previously served from 2003 to 2011, secured 51.8 per cent of the vote against 48.2 per cent for Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of attempting a coup. The challenger has announced his intention to seek the annulment of the vote. Lula secured 4.4 million more votes than his opponent, who had come out on top in the first round.

"The Brazilians went out to vote because we managed to convince them that voting was very important for safeguarding democracy," said Lula, speaking in São Paulo.

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