WorldNPRBrazil's Lula wins presidency for a fourth term : NPR
Brazil's President Lula has won a fourth term, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely contested runoff election with just over 51 per cent of the vote.
Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been re-elected president of Brazil, winning more than 51 per cent of the vote in Sunday's runoff with over 96 per cent of votes counted.
Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro who is serving 27 years for plotting a coup, had pledged to pardon his father if elected.
The result is seen as significant for the future of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's democracy, and the broader right-wing political movement across Latin America.
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