# Brazil: Lula Wins Historic Fourth Presidential Term Beating Far-Right Challenger Flávio Bolsonaro

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brazil-lula-wins-historic-fourth-presidential-term-beating-far-right-challenger-flavio-bolsonaro/
- Published: 2026-10-26T13:06:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T09:27:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/brazil-lula-win-flavio-bolsonaro-1237173038/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Lula wins a fourth term with 51.79% of the vote.
- He becomes the first Brazilian president since 1988 to win after losing the first round.
- Bolsonaro refuses to concede and seeks annulment of the result.

## Summary

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth term as Brazil’s president, defeating far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.79% of the vote. The result is historic: Lula is the first Brazilian president since 1988 to win after losing the first round, and his victory reverses the conservative lead from that stage.

Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to concede and called for the results to be annulled. Polling was extended by two hours after both campaigns raised concerns about voters’ access during transport disruption and heavy rain. Lula gained more than 10 million votes compared with the first round, including 1.3 million in the south, a traditional Bolsonaro stronghold; in his victory speech, he described the result as a defeat for denialism and lies.

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