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🇧🇷 🗳️ Brazil's Lula defies odds to clinch election victory Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback as he clinched re-election in a runoff victory as his rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek an annulment. With Lula's win, Brazil staved off a conservative wave that has seen numerous countries, such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru all shift right, backed by US President Donald Trump. Official results showed Lula won 51.8% of the votes to Bolsonaro's 48.2%, leading him to an unprecedented fourth term in office