Brazil Election: Lula Wins Fourth Term in Dramatic Comeback Over Bolsonaro
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Lula Wins Fourth Term in Office
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By Ione Wells Reporting from Brasília and Hafsa Khalil
Published 26 October 2026, 10:16 GMT Updated 14 minutes ago
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth term in office in a dramatic comeback over his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.
Lula took 51.79% of votes, becoming the first president since Brazil's return to civilian rule in 1985 to be elected after losing the first round of voting.
Lula told jubilant crowds: "This is a loss for negativity, lies. Long live democracy."
Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro, has so far refused to recognize the result and called for it to be annulled.
World leaders have congratulated Lula on his re-election.
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