Lula wins historic fourth term as Brazil’s president

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Lula’s victory reverses expectations that Brazil would join a broader rightward shift across Latin America and gives the leftist leader another mandate in the region’s largest democracy. Bolsonaro’s challenge centers on a Supreme Court decision that extended voting by two hours, but the reported result has already drawn congratulations from international leaders. The outcome could shape Brazil’s domestic direction, regional diplomacy and relations with the United States during Lula’s fourth term.[1][2]

Sources: Reuters, BBC News