Flavio Bolsonaro, son of jailed ex-president Jair, refuses to concede and vows to seek annulment after Lula's fourth-term win
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.
Flavio Bolsonaro's campaign had itself requested an extension to voting hours because of heavy rain in the south, yet he now describes the Supreme Court's two-hour nationwide extension as a 'tragedy'. He is trailing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by more than four million votes. At 80, Lula has become the first Brazilian president to secure a fourth term — an achievement made after he failed to clinch it in the first round. A Brazil-tracking fund fell nearly 15 per cent during Asian trading.
Bolsonaro told supporters in Brasilia: 'We will take legal action.'
His father Jair Bolsonaro was jailed for 27 years for plotting a coup after losing in 2022.
Lula branded the result 'a defeat for denialism and lies'.
