Breaking News: Lula, an icon of the Latin American left, defeats right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil election to win third term as president. Follow our live updates.
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an icon of the Latin American left, defeated President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to win a third term leading the region’s largest country, the Superior Electoral Court said, capping a remarkable political comeback less than three years after he walked out of a prison cell.according to preliminary results, riding back to power on pledges to defend democracy, restore social justice and save the Amazon rainforest.
With his victory, Lula joins a host of leftist leaders who have taken power in recent years across the region, from Colombia to Chile to Peru. His triumph also brings an end to Brazil’s most consequential and tense presidential race in decades,Show more