Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva re-elected as president of Brazil
In the second round of the general elections held in Brazil, Workers' Party candidate Lula da Silva surpassed his rival Flavio Bolsonaro by receiving 51.77 percent of the votes and was brought to the presidency for a fourth time.
In the second round of the general elections held in Brazil, Workers' Party (PT) candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president, receiving 51.77 percent of the votes. With 96.76 percent of the votes counted, Liberty Party (PL) candidate Flavio Bolsonaro remained at 48.23 percent of the vote.
According to the election results, Lula da Silva received 64 million 168 thousand votes, while Flavio Bolsonaro collected 59 million 790 thousand votes. With this result, Lula da Silva achieved his fourth victory in the presidential elections he participated in for the seventh time in his career.
Since Brazil's transition to democracy, for the first time, a candidate who finished the first round in second place surpassed their rival in the second round to win the election. In the first round held on October 4, Bolsonaro had received 47 percent and Lula da Silva 45.1 percent of the votes.
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