Lula

Leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff Sunday, beating right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro with 50.88% of the ...

But Sunday's runoff was seen as a toss-up after polls underestimated Bolsonaro in the first round. - The 77-year-old leftist led Bolsonaro in the polls during the campaign. [fourth-largest democracy](https://www.as-coa.org/articles/how-bolsonaro-might-win-even-if-he-loses) was on the line on Sunday, with voters choosing whether to cement Brazil's far-right path under Bolsonaro or return the country to the leftist policies it saw under Lula from 2003-2010. But his victory will likely see an aggressive challenge by Bolsonaro, who has for months claimed without evidence that Brazil's electronic voting system can be manipulated. State of play: Lula, a former two-term president, was blocked from running against Bolsonaro in the last election due to his conviction charges. [Brazil's presidential runoff](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/27/lula-bolsonaro-brazil-presidential-runoff-election) Sunday, beating right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro with [50.88%](https://resultados.tse.jus.br/oficial/app/index.html#/eleicao;e=e545/resultados) of the vote, according to the country's election authority.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won election as Brazil's president in a dramatic comeback for the left-wing politician who was languishing in a jail cell just ...

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reclaimed the office Sunday on pledges to defend democracy, save the Amazon rainforest and bring social justice ...

To the outrage of Bolsonaro, who has called Lula “a nine-fingered thief,” he was released from prison in 2019 when the Supreme Court ruled he had been denied due process. As the virus ravaged the country, Bolsonaro dismissed it as a “little flu” and told Brazilians to stop “whining” and get back to work. “They didn’t lock up a man,” he declared on the day he was freed. “Maconheiro!” — a derogatory word in Portuguese that roughly translates as ‘stoner’ — the woman shouted back. … The Black people who want liberty, who want to go to college, and want to grow and who want food will not vote for this genocidal man.” Biden was quick to recognize Lula’s victory Sunday: “I send my congratulations to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his election to be the next president of Brazil following free, fair, and credible elections,” he said in a statement. With 99.99 percent of the vote counted, Lula was declared the winner with 50.90 percent of the vote. In the United States, the contest took on the feel of a proxy war between Democrats and Republicans. But he and his supporters also laid the groundwork to contest a loss with months of allegations of fraud. “This is part of the rule of law,” he said. “An election that put face to face two opposing projects of the country and that today has only one winner: the Brazilian people. For Latin America, Lula’s return to the Planalto Palace adds the regional giant to a streak of wins by the left: Lula joins a club of leaders who have now bested the political right in Colombia, Chile, Peru, Honduras, Argentina and Mexico.

Brazilians have delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a divisive presidential election, giving the leftist former president another ...

That enabled da Silva to run for president for the sixth time. “We will once again monitor and do surveillance in the Amazon. “At the same time, we will promote sustainable development of communities in the Amazon.” In April, he tapped center-right Geraldo Alckmin, a former rival, to be his running mate. “The huge challenge that Lula has will be to pacify the country,” he said. Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote and Bolsonaro 49.1%, according to the country’s election authority. Da Silva was jailed for 580 days for corruption and money laundering. President Barack Obama to call him “the most popular politician on Earth.” People in the streets of Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema neighborhood could be heard shouting, “It turned!” But supporters decked out in the green and yellow of the flag barely responded. “It’s the victory of a democratic movement that formed above political parties, personal interests and ideologies so that democracy came out victorious.” For da Silva, the high-stakes election was a stunning comeback.

"Lula has returned," the crowd chanted, as they let off red smoke in celebration. "It was a very hard campaign," Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva admitted to ...

"In that sense, particularly for other democracies around the world, his victory is unambiguously good news, particularly at a time of democratic regression." "Starting tonight, the focus must be on initiating a dialogue with those who didn't vote for the president," says Oliver Stuenkel, professor of international relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo. So that for me is the biggest thing." "It was a very hard campaign," Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva admitted to the crowds a few hours later. "I went through a political resurrection, because they tried to bury me alive," Lula said. "I feel free, relieved not only for the Brazilian people but for the whole planet - for the Amazon, for democracy, for human rights," said 47-year-old Viridiana Aleixo, while admitting that Brazil remained very divided.

Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.

"Today we tell the world that Brazil is back. A day before the second round however, he stated that: "There is not the slightest doubt. But at the heart of his speech was a promise to tackle hunger, which has been on the rise in Brazil and which is affecting more than 33 million. That's what democracy is about." Lula referred to these fears in his victory speech saying that he was "open to international co-operation to protect the Amazon". The left-wing leaders victory is likely to rankle with these Bolsonaro fans, who routinely label Lula "a thief" and argue that the annulment of his conviction does not mean he was innocent, just that the proper legal procedure was not followed.

Brazil's leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—widely known as Lula—triumphed in the country's election runoff on Sunday, narrowly defeating far- ...

[left](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/29/russia-ukraine-war-latest-updates/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world) the Black Sea grain deal after [accusing](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/29/russia-ukraine-grain-deal-crimea/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world) Ukraine of launching [“massive” drone attacks](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-grain-deal.html) against both civilian and military vessels, including one that reportedly damaged a warship. [ people ](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/world/asia/india-bridge-collapse.html)and sending hundreds more plummeting into the river below. Officials say the celebration—which involved as many as [100,000](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/29/world/korea-halloween-stampede-itaewon) participants—took a disastrous turn when crowds packed into a [narrow alleyway](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/about-50-people-reported-hurt-stampede-south-korea-yonhap-2022-10-29/). [car bombings](https://apnews.com/article/al-qaida-africa-explosions-somalia-mogadishu-ded63adf52bc8f02534fdfe73dc1db55) shook Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday, according to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. [economic prosperity](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/30/lula-da-silva-president-brazil/) and lower poverty—and, more controversially, for his involvement in a sweeping [corruption scandal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/ahead-of-brazil-vote-many-voters-look-past-lula-da-silvas-graft-conviction-11666978136) that ultimately landed him in jail. Using X-ray machines, zoo workers discovered Houdini hidden in between two walls. 1 – Wednesday, Nov. Foreign Policy subscribers can submit their questions ahead of time As of Monday morning, he had still not spoken out on the election results. Have questions about the Brazilian election campaign, runoff results, or the future of Brazil generally? That paved the way for his return to power. We are one country, one people, one great nation.”

China's foreign ministry on Monday congratulated Luis Inacio Lula da Silva for his win in Brazil's presidential election.

"China sincerely congratulates Mr. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday that China is willing to work with Lula to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Brazil to a new level. China's foreign ministry congratulates Lula on Brazil election win

The narrow win by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential election marks a key turning point on environmental issues, analysts say.

[economy has stuttered](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/01/21/bolsonaro-says-hes-pro-business-why-is-brazil-economy-struggling.html) over the last decade, falling into a deep recession 2015 and 2016 which was followed by a [period of political instability](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/12/ousted-brazilian-president-dilma-rousseff-i-was-the-victim-of-a-coup.html). dollar](/quotes/.DXY/) this year due to commodities demand, central bank tightening and the economy's distance from volatility such as the war in Ukraine. [said](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/30/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-biden-amazon-intl/index.html) he was taking action to protect the rainforest; but he has also [defended](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/19/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20preserve%20more%20%5Brainforest%5D,You%20destroyed%20your%20own%20ecosystems.%E2%80%9D) the expansion of mining projects, while also accusing foreign governments and the media of exaggerating the damage being done. [nearly half of its power](https://www.iea.org/countries/brazil) coming from renewable sources. In 2019, he [told](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/19/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20preserve%20more%20%5Brainforest%5D,You%20destroyed%20your%20own%20ecosystems.%E2%80%9D) foreign journalists: "No country in the world has the moral right to talk about the Amazon. Brazil needs mandatory emissions reductions standards and an updated plan to fulfil them." "Around 95% of deforestation in the last four years in the Amazon has had some level of illegality," he said. It was also heavily hit by the coronavirus pandemic, when its population suffered one of the world's worst death tolls and inequality increased, [according to think tanks](https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/inequality-is-brazils-achilles-heel/). Lula will be seeking consensus in a strongly divided country and political system. It also, Green said, "means a return to policies to save the Amazon." It has reached this level because of the inaction of the government." He has vowed to reduce poverty and boost economic growth, citing his

Sao Paulo — Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "peace and unity" after narrowly winning a divisive runoff election Sunday, ...

"Brazil is starting to stand upright again after four years of darkness. With no word from Bolsonaro, some of his key allies appeared in public to accept the results. "Now with Lula's victory, I really believe things will start getting better. He hasn't called yet, I don't know if he will call and concede," Lula told the massive crowd. Congratulations for Lula poured in from U.S. Leaders from across Latin America also offered their congratulations.

During his bleakest days, one of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's favorite cooks traveled 800 miles (1,290 km) from the capital to the city where he was imprisoned ...

Lula beat President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election Sunday. Can he save the iconic Amazon forest?

[nearly all](https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2022/10/19/23403330/amazon-rainforest-deforestation-cattle-laundering) forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon. There’s also a question of whether Bolsonaro [will accept defeat](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/world/americas/bolsonaro-election-results.html). (A representative of the Brazilian government [told Vox](https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/9/29/23373427/amazon-rainforest-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-lula-deforestation) in September that it’s fully committed to reducing deforestation in the Amazon and is working to that end.) Critically, Marina Silva, a prominent environmental advocate and former environmental minister, [endorsed him](https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-elections-presidential-brazil-climate-and-environment-92e7ed37eb68c2e66dd03ca251c6ca0f) earlier this fall, helping Lula beat Bolsonaro. Scientists estimate that if that number reaches [20 to 25 percent](https://www.amazonconservation.org/the-challenge/threats/#:~:text=Estimates%20place%20the%20current%20deforestation,point%20at%2020%2D25%20percent), parts of the tropical ecosystem could dry out, further accelerating forest loss and threatening the millions of people and animals that depend on it. But the best indicator of Lula’s ability to quell deforestation is what he’s done in the past, according to several environmental advocates. [pledged](https://www.programajuntospelobrasil.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/documento-diretrizes-programaticas-vamos-juntos-pelo-brasil-20.06.22.pdf) to protect the Amazon. The destruction remained [relatively low](http://www.obt.inpe.br/OBT/assuntos/programas/amazonia/prodes) over the next few years. Bolsonaro, meanwhile, is [the first](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/world/americas/lula-election-results-brazil-bolsonaro.html) president to lose reelection in the 34 years of the nation’s modern democracy. Between August 1, 2019, and July 31, 2021 — a period that largely overlaps with Bolsonaro’s first three years in office — more than 34,000 square km (8.4 million acres) disappeared from the Amazon, not including many losses from natural forest fires. [accelerated](https://www.vox.com/22409783/jair-bolsonaro-amazon-brazil-deforestation-trees-climate-change-2021), threatening not only wildlife and Indigenous communities but also the global climate. “Let’s fight for zero deforestation,” Lula [said](https://twitter.com/LulaOficial/status/1586873247127183366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1586873247127183366%7Ctwgr%5Ed7fe56b6017c2ccad6db3585b042d42a90dcf5eb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessgreen.com%2Fnews%2F4059102%2FE28098-fight-zero-deforestation-lula-promises-climate-action-brazil-election-win) Sunday night after his victory.

The president-elect once helped slash deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest. He says he wants to do it again.

A spokesman for Mr. From 2009 to 2019, Norway and Germany donated over $1.2 billion to the fund, which became one of the most important financing mechanisms for environmental protection agencies in Brazil. da Silva was president, Brazil created one of the most important mechanisms for climate cooperation in forest management, the Amazon Fund. da Silva’s main adviser on foreign affairs, Celso Amorim, said the president-elect also planned to invite regional leaders to an Amazon forest summit in 2023. While destructive to the forest, these industries, which often operate illegally, also provide some of the very few economic opportunities in the region. Mr. He won in more than half of the states that make up the forest. Deforestation rates started to shoot up again. The lowest pace of deforestation was recorded two years after he stepped down in 2010. [metric tons](https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1605516113) of carbon locked away in the forest. Right now, the forest absorbs planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it in tree roots, branches and the soil. RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian voters on Sunday ousted President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazil's currency and main stock index rallied in a volatile session on Monday, a day after leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the country's , with ...

[(.BVSP)](https://www.reuters.com/quote/.BVSP) sank 2% at the opening and ended the session up 1.3%. "How do they plan to fund the social spending? The premium demanded by investors to hold Brazil's hard-currency bonds over safe-haven U.S. Are we going to see some tax reforms, or where is the windfall going to come from to be able to keep the fiscal deficit in check?" [(.JPMEGDBRAR)](https://www.reuters.com/quote/.JPMEGDBRAR) The Bovespa stock index [incoming cabinet](/world/americas/lula-expected-turn-trusted-aides-cabinet-posts-2022-10-31/) and clues on the direction of spending. [potential cabinet choices](/world/americas/lula-expected-turn-trusted-aides-cabinet-posts-2022-10-31/) while campaigning, but several trusted allies from the PT are expected to take key posts in the new government on Jan. [(PETR4.SA)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/PETR4.SA), which fell more than 8%. MSCI's index of Brazilian stocks [(.MIBR00000PUS)](https://www.reuters.com/quote/.MIBR00000PUS) gained 4%. [(BBAS3.SA)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/BBAS3.SA), which is partly owned by the state, bucked the trend in financials, falling 4.5% on concerns it could be used by the incoming administration to finance projects below market rates. [according to](/world/americas/brazils-famato-says-does-not-support-protestor-roadblocks-could-disrupt-2022-10-31/) the head of a key state farm lobby.

Brazil's political elite — including Bolsonaro's allies — have acknowledged Lula's win defeating the incumbent.

[many of his political allies won](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/right-wing-wins-brazils-congress-show-staying-power-bolsonarismo-2022-10-03/), and Lula will rule over a divided government. [even as some of his opponents made clear they would oppose him and his agenda when in office](https://twitter.com/Zambelli2210/status/1586856212821336064?s=20&t=2AdEG2t-W-HU-e650GTm6Q). (There [were reports of possible voter intimidation](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-highway-police-blockades-fan-voter-suppression-fears-2022-10-30/) on the day of the election against Lula voters after police allegedly blocked roads in the northeast, Lula’s stronghold.) [he amplified and intensified those claims](https://www.vox.com/2021/9/8/22620570/bolsonaro-brazil-september-7-democracy-supreme-court), especially as Lula led in the polls and [Bolsonaro faced political backlash for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy](https://www.vox.com/2021/6/4/22456981/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-impeachment-protests-coronavirus). The military and police, always a potential wild card, [also don’t appear to be agitating to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power](https://twitter.com/malugaspar/status/1587112513388388352?s=20&t=kVX3FBJm7MH_V7ovy-VMag). Specifically, Bolsonaro lied about the security of the country’s electronic voting system (which, in use since 2002, was created [to reduce fraud and corruption](https://www.ndi.org/e-voting-guide/examples/the-rationale-for-e-voting-in-brazil) and [to manage the logistics of a complex voting system](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-12/dozens-of-fake-bolsonaros-are-running-in-brazilian-elections)). [who vote from remote parts of the Amazon](https://www.voanews.com/a/in-brazilian-amazon-a-1-000-mile-voyage-so-people-can-vote-/6773339.html), tallies its results quickly ( [certainly faster than the world’s second-largest](https://www.vox.com/2018/5/8/17320758/primary-election-night-results-ohio-west-virginia-indiana-north-carolina) democracy). But in that void, Brazil’s politicians — [including some of Bolsonaro’s closest allies](https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/tarc%C3%ADsio-diz-que-buscar%C3%A1-alinhamento-011300849.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFEX45UAbvlcRPTB4TsO7Rl4-k3t82TTY2GMQm8NofwJrPVPVs5L1Z4-BZ28Oybu7fDcCaah0toOfLuGmhazCPCN0nWp3YduRzzFG03ftSo4uQa6Ic7x5xlo7TT9yrscJhWyY0EurhoYfJyOycdCbcFssTBCYsvtaZ9UtL5Pm1Ai) — have affirmed Lula’s electoral victory and promised to work with the new administration. Lula’s victory returns the leftist leader to power, as [the country’s electorate rejected four years of Bolsonaro’s right-wing rule](https://twitter.com/OliverStuenkel/status/1587106060447502337?s=20&t=TrcKpqxNryFkPE2P1Lfbug) — a result that [many of Brazil’s leaders, including those on the right, have acknowledged](https://twitter.com/Zambelli2210/status/1586856212821336064?s=20&t=z0lhpmRhXo5sASPD-EcBYg), except Bolsonaro himself. The country — and the world — knew Lula had won the election the day of. That makes it hard to imagine him conceding graciously, and affirming the health of Brazil’s democracy as a right-wing leader hands power to a left-wing political opponent. [hours after Lula won 50.9 percent of the vote to Bolsonaro’s 49.1 percent](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/30/world/brazil-presidential-election).

The last four years have been of orchestrated cultural destruction at the hands of the extreme right,” artist Laercio Cubas Jr. told Hyperallergic.

[video statement](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkLcqm5I1F3/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D) on social media consolidating all of the ways in which Bolsonaro’s leadership has harmed Brazil. “Given the importance of Brazil in the ecological issue, it is a victory for the world as well,” she added, referencing the fact that Bolsonaro’s office, notorious for its intentional disregard for any COVID-19 safety measures, also held cultural funding as a bargaining chip through the thick of the pandemic by [only distributing funds](https://brazilian.report/liveblog/2021/09/29/funding-cultural-vaccine-mandates/) to organizations that promoted “face-to-face interactions between artists and spectators.” “This government has led to a total rupture in Brazil’s internal relations,” Salgado wrote in English, translating his video from Brazilian Portuguese. That same year, the Brazilian government introduced [controversial new limitations](https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-entertainment/brazil-government-slashes-public-financing-of-cultural-projects/) to the Rouanet Law, the main instrument for non-government organizations to seek funding for arts and culture projects. [The Spookiest Images of Early Photography](https://hyperallergic.com/774922/the-spookiest-images-of-early-photography/) Throughout the campaign, he had posted several original political illustrations in support of Lula’s return to office — some of which Lula’s official Twitter account The feathers won over the weapons.” [Barbara Sullivan’s Contemporary Art of Fresco Painting](https://hyperallergic.com/774569/barbara-sullivan-fresco-painting/) [A Miniature View of Modernism’s Masters](https://hyperallergic.com/775131/modernism-in-miniature-norton-simon-museum/) In the last few weeks, artists across Brazil and the diaspora have used their social media platforms to encourage their followers to vote for Lula over Bolsonaro. has been following the election closely through his digital work.

If Luis Inácio Lula da Silva keeps his campaign promises to safeguard the Amazon rainforest, Brazil could have a major impact on the global fight against ...

He said it was unclear how Lula would bring new infrastructure projects in the Amazon without causing more damage. But those plans are already proving difficult to implement for Petro, and have exposed differences in vision between the two leftist leaders. The morning after Lula’s win, he wrote, was “a day of hope for the world.” This would release millions of tons of carbon stored in the rainforest’s soils and trees, making it almost impossible for the world to achieve its most ambitious climate goals and averting catastrophic warming, scientists have warned. “It means I’m more energetic to fight than ever before.” It will take time to restructure these public agencies.” Satellite images reveal the ecosystem has shrunk by about 17 percent, and parts of the forest now emit more carbon dioxide than they absorb. The planet needs the Amazon alive,” Lula, who served two terms as president from 2003 to 2010, said in his victory address Sunday night. “Bolsonaro has sabotaged the institutions that fight environmental crimes. Its trees release huge amounts of moisture into the air, generating a river of rain that can affect precipitation half a continent away. During the bitterly fought campaign, Lula made the environment central to his pitch. She pointed to his record: During his first two terms, deforestation fell by about three quarters from a peak in 2004.

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a stunning political comeback by defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. But he could face a short honeymoon ...

During his campaign, da Silva promised a return to the economic good times he oversaw during his first stint as president. Tornaghi of Americas Quarterly points out that the president-elect is a pragmatic former union boss and a skilled dealmaker. "So, that provides him with some space to surprise the skeptics." Either way, Javier Corrales, a political science professor at Amherst College in Massachusetts, described da Silva's triumph as vital for the health of Brazil's democracy and compared it to President Biden's defeat of Trump in the 2020 U.S. The results of both elections, he tweeted, represent "some of the world's most important cases of containment of However, several Bolsonaro allies, including Economy Minister Paulo Guedes and Arthur Lira, president of the lower house of Congress, have acknowledged that da Silva won. Today, growth in China is slowing while Brazil and other nations are dealing with soaring energy prices and inflation and stagnant economies. In addition, Brazilian politics have grown far more conservative than when da Silva first held office between 2003-1010, with many legislature seats and state houses now occupied by Bolsonaro loyalists. To avoid legal problems, he may allow for a peaceful transition of power while refusing to formally concede. Bolsonaro, 67, is a former army captain who has praised the country's 1964-85 military dictatorship. "It's a win — but who would want this kind of victory?" He won by a razor-thin margin over an opponent who refuses to concede.

The shift from President Jair Bolsonaro to President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brings a sea change not only for Brazil itself, but also for the global ...

and European leaders try to lecture them, Tähtinen says, noting that the BRICS format is useful in part because it puts Brazil on a par with other non-Western global powers. State of play: Bolsonaro’s attacks on Brazil’s electoral system alienated him from Biden's White House, but he generally aligned with the U.S. - Lula clashed at times with the U.S. "The BRICS will be back," a U.S. On his watch, Brazil led an international intervention in Haiti and attempted nuclear diplomacy with Iran. - “It was my government that gave citizenship to Brazil in the realm of international relations.

President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's most pressing task in the coming days is to combine old and new allies into a cabinet that reflects the broad ...

Brazil will have a new president come January and he knows the job well. Former two-term President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro ...

How realistic are the expectations placed on Lula's shoulders right now? We are alive. It depends on him, which I do not — I do not think he is going to do, because he never lost. We have just one and we have to reconcile them. The results mark an astonishing comeback for Lula, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges that were later overturned. Jane Ferguson:

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's election, but there is still no word of concession from incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro.

This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. She voted for da Silva. KAHN: Bolsonaro's party did well in Congress and won many governor's races, making it now the leading political opposition force in the country. Her husband, Henrique Garcia, voted for Bolsonaro. And he wrangled together a broad coalition including lawmakers and activists to beat Bolsonaro. KAHN: "We are capable of building a country for everyone, a Brazil with peace, democracy and opportunity for all," he said. Da Silva won by a little more than 2 million votes, less than two percentage points. Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has yet to speak publicly since his defeat in last night's runoff election. That's going to be a tall order. LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA: (Speaking Portuguese). (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) It was a big defeat for Bolsonaro, whose movement will live on despite his personal political loss.