Flávio Bolsonaro demands Brazil's election be annulled after Lula wins a historic fourth term in a shock comeback
Flávio Bolsonaro reacts to his defeat in the Brazilian presidential election, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured 51.7 per cent of the vote after a Supreme Court ruling extended voting hours in Bahia.Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving his sentence under house arrest, lost to Lula da Silva in 2022 — no candidate trailing after a Brazilian first round has ever won a runoff.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, took 51.8 per cent to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.2, a margin of about 4.4 million votes. He is the first in Brazilian history to win after finishing second in the first round. Bolsonaro branded a two-hour voting extension a 'dirty trick', though his own campaign had sought one. A Brazil-tracking fund dived nearly 15 per cent on the news.
Lula told supporters: 'This was a defeat for denialism and lies.'
Bolsonaro's father Jair is serving 27 years for plotting a coup after 2022.
Trump had used tariffs and sanctions trying to keep Jair Bolsonaro out of prison.
