Lula wins historic fourth term as Brazilian president

However, soon after Brazil's electoral authority confirmed Lula's victory, Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat and asked for the results to be annulled.Lula narrowly lost the first round of the election to Bolsonaro in early October, casting his political future into doubt and plunging progressive Brazilians into three weeks of despair.

Never, since the return of democracy in the 1980s, had the first round runner-up won the second vote.But Lula did precisely that on Sunday, prompting joyous scenes on the streets of São Paulo, where he had been following events, and at the hotel where he was watching the count.Addressing a packed crowd of ecstatic supporters in a São Paulo conference hall, Lula said: "We are going to change the way….

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