Brazil

2022 - 10 - 30

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Brazil's presidential election too close to call (Politico)

Challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had pulled slightly ahead of Jair Bolsonaro.

Da Silva has specifically criticized Bolsonaro for the nation’s fallen stature abroad, highlighting the dearth of state visits and bilateral meetings. 2, the first half of votes tallied likewise showed Bolsonaro ahead, with da Silva pulling ahead later after votes from his strongholds were counted. “Today we are choosing the kind of Brazil we want, how we want our society to organize. In the first round of voting, on Oct. “The huge challenge that Lula has will be to pacify the country,” he said. His victory marks the first time since Brazil’s 1985 return to democracy that the sitting president has failed to win reelection.

Lula beats President Bolsonaro to win Brazil election (NPR)

The results bring to a close the most consequential election in Brazil in decades. Now, president-elect da Silva faces the huge task of reinvigorating ...

"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," President Biden said in a statement. Lira told reporters that it was time for pro-Bolsonaro forces to reach out to the other side, adding "long live democracy in Brazil." Da Silva and Bolsonaro were the two top finishers in a first round of presidential voting on Oct. But he was released on a technicality in 2019 and launched yet another run for the presidency that quickly garnered enthusiastic support. "I'm really happy," said Victor Costelo, 33, who works in advertising, as he celebrated on the streets of Sao Paulo that were crowded with da Silva supporters, many of them wearing the red colors of his Workers Party. With nearly all the ballots counted, official returns gave da Silva, who is a former two-term president, 50.8% of the vote compared to 49.2% for Bolsonaro.

Lula mounts stunning political comeback to win Brazil's presidential ... (Axios)

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.

Lula Narrowly Wins Brazil's Presidency in Historic Comeback (Bloomberg)

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 ...

Brazil election: A moment in history as Lula returns (BBC News)

"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 election: Bolsonaro defeated as Lula makes comeback (BBC News)

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.