
According to preliminary figures, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will secure another term in office against Flávio Bolsonaro.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ran in a runoff against right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.
According to preliminary figures, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the runoff election against his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro and thus secured another term in office.
After almost all votes were counted, the 80-year-old was unassailably ahead with 51.75 percent to 48.25 percent, as the Supreme Electoral Court announced.
In an initial reaction during the night, the defeated presidential candidate Bolsonaro said that he “couldn’t possibly recognize” the election result and would take legal action against it.
The runoff election had to be canceled because the polling stations had their opening hours extended by two hours, the right-wing senator and son of former head of state Jair Bolsonaro told journalists.
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Flávio Bolsonaro will take legal action against the election results
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidential election in Brazil with 51.8 percent. His challenger Flávio Bolsonaro has announced legal action and does not want to recognize the result.
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