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Brazil’s Lula completes shock comeback to win reelection, as Trump ally Bolsonaro rejects result
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected to a historic fourth term Sunday, but his defeated rival and Trump ally Senator Flávio Bolsonaro said he would not accept the results and would mount a legal challenge.
Brazilians are choosing between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro in a polarizing presidential election.
Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has followed his imprisoned father's lead by refusing to concede defeat to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won a historic fourth term in Sunday's presidential election.
The leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, accused officials in some areas of slowing transit. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, said flooding was hampering his voters. Polling places were kept open an extra two hours.
Rio is where most Brazil conversations begin. Five other regions, from car-free Ilha Grande to remote Fernando de Noronha, show how much more the country holds.
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Flávio Bolsonaro - son of former president Jair Bolsonaro - won the first round of voting but fell short of an outright majority.
Brazil resumes vote counting after last-minute extension of polling hours in tense presidential race
Vote-counting resumed in Brazil’s polarizing presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro after a chaotic, last-minute extension of polling station hours.
