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Lula wins fourth term after Brazil runoff comeback

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OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 58 116 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 26 Oct 06:15 UTC · Lula Wins Record Fourth Term in Brazil Comeback 26 Oct 12:10 UTC · Lula wins fourth term as Flávio Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election result 26 Oct 18:11 UTC · Lula wins fourth term after historic Brazil election comeback 27 Oct 00:10 UTC · Lula wins fourth term as Bolsonaro drops challenge and Brazilian markets tumble 27 Oct 06:08 UTC · Lula wins fourth term after Brazil runoff comeback 27 Oct 12:10 UTC · Lula wins fourth term after surprise Brazil runoff comeback 27 Oct 18:11 UTC · Lula wins fourth term after Brazil runoff comeback 28 Oct 00:10 UTC · Lula wins fourth term in Brazil after runoff comeback 28 Oct 12:13 UTC · Lula wins fourth term in Brazil after runoff comeback 28 Oct 18:14 UTC · Lula wins historic fourth term in Brazil after runoff comeback 29 Oct 00:13 UTC · Lula Wins Historic Fourth Term in Brazil, Markets Slide 29 Oct 18:17 UTC · Lula Wins Fourth Term in Brazil After Runoff Comeback 30 Oct 00:15 UTC · Lula wins fourth term after Brazil runoff comeback

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 12 HEADLINES

  1. 26 Oct, 06:15 UTC

    Lula Wins Record Fourth Term in Brazil Comeback

  2. 26 Oct, 12:10 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term as Flávio Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election result

  3. 26 Oct, 18:11 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term after historic Brazil election comeback

  4. 27 Oct, 00:10 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term as Bolsonaro drops challenge and Brazilian markets tumble

  5. 27 Oct, 06:08 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term after Brazil runoff comeback

  6. 27 Oct, 12:10 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term after surprise Brazil runoff comeback

  7. 27 Oct, 18:11 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term after Brazil runoff comeback

  8. 28 Oct, 00:10 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term in Brazil after runoff comeback

  9. 28 Oct, 18:14 UTC

    Lula wins historic fourth term in Brazil after runoff comeback

  10. 29 Oct, 00:13 UTC

    Lula Wins Historic Fourth Term in Brazil, Markets Slide

  11. 29 Oct, 18:17 UTC

    Lula Wins Fourth Term in Brazil After Runoff Comeback

  12. 30 Oct, 00:15 UTC

    Lula wins fourth term after Brazil runoff comeback

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Latin America · 20 outlets
  • Jair Bolsonaro · 17 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 13 outlets
  • Flavio Bolsonaro · 10 outlets
  • Javier Milei · 5 outlets
  • But Lula · 4 outlets
  • El Salvador · 3 outlets
  • For Brazil · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • 24 hours day · from 27 Oct 17:59, 3 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • vote against: 51.79% (1 from 26 Oct 07:02) → 47.03% (1 from 26 Oct 07:02) → 51.8% (1 from 26 Oct 08:41) → 51.7% (1 from 26 Oct 11:47) → 51.76% (1 from 29 Oct 19:30)
  • votes first: 2.22 million (1 from 26 Oct 06:50) → 2.2 million (2 from 26 Oct 08:56) → 56.1 million (1 from 26 Oct 17:56)
  • years old: 81 (2 from 26 Oct 09:44) → 80 (1 from 26 Oct 16:30)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.