Lula wins historic fourth term in Brazil after runoff comeback
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth non-consecutive term on Sunday, defeating right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro after overturning a first-round loss. Lula received 51.8% of the runoff vote to Bolsonaro’s 48.2%, becoming the first Brazilian presidential candidate to recover from a second-place finish in the opening round.
Bolsonaro conceded the election, while Lula pledged to govern for all Brazilians. In his victory speech, the 81-year-old president thanked young and elderly voters, denounced misinformation and outside influence through digital platforms, and said his government would give citizens a greater role in decision-making.
Lula’s allies credited an intensive online campaign with helping produce the three-week turnaround. A WhatsApp channel called “Lula’s Army,” led by Congressman André Janones, grew to 10.8 million followers and organized supporters to circulate videos, hashtags and recruitment messages. Political scientists cautioned that its direct effect on voting cannot be measured.
Brazilian markets fell sharply after the result. The benchmark stock index dropped 13.9% on Monday, the real lost nearly 8% against the U.S. dollar and 10-year government bond yields jumped 2.46 percentage points. The Treasury canceled two planned bond auctions amid concerns about demand.
Lula now faces a right-leaning Congress and pressure to reconcile campaign pledges—including higher wages, expanded housing and education support, food tax cuts and protections for benefits—with investor concerns about government debt and spending.
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