# Lula’s Election Win: How Taylor’s Swift’s Advice to Fandom Helped Him to a Historic Victory and Defeat for Trump

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lulas-election-win-how-taylors-swifts-advice-to-fandom-helped-him-to-a-historic-victory-and-defeat-for-trump/
- Published: 2026-10-26T10:48:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T10:49:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/lula-election-win-taylor-swift-guillermo-del-toro-fandom-1236931046/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Entertainment, Film, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Lula won a fourth term with 51.79% of the vote.
- Celebrity fan groups helped amplify his campaign online.
- The result matters for Brazil’s environment, services and film funding.

## Summary

Lula won Brazil’s presidential run-off against far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, securing a fourth term in a historic reversal after finishing second in the first round. His victory is presented as significant for Brazil’s democracy, environment, health services and film industry, and as a setback for US President Donald Trump, who supported Bolsonaro.

Lula received 51.79% of the vote to Bolsonaro’s 48.21%, according to the electoral authority. Online support from fan accounts for artists including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga helped reach younger voters; more than 600 Brazilian fan groups backed Lula. The campaign also played out amid allegations that Instagram limited the reach of some Workers’ Party content, which Meta attributed in part to technical errors.

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