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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in a presidential runoff election. He defeated right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. Following the vote, Bolsonaro refused to concede and sought to annul the election.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidential runoff election in Brazil for a fourth term against a Bolsonaro candidate.
Left-leaning outlets like Mother Jones and Axios emphasize the political setback the outcome poses for right-wing populism and Donald Trump. Center outlets like Bloomberg and CNBC focus more on the economic and market implications of the vote. Right-leaning outlets like Breitbart News frame the victor using terms like Marxist and Socialist, noting allegations of voting irregularities and a court-ordered voting time extension.
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Trump critic Lula wins reelection in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a critic of President Trump and a champion of the Latin American left, won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday in a runoff election against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil’s former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. “We made history in the streets and at the ballot boxes, with…
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Source context: This article was published in partnership with Agência Pública, Brazil’s largest nonprofit newsroom. Two weeks before the second and decisive round of the Brazilian presidential elections in October, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in Rio de Janeiro for the multi-da…
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This article was published in partnership with Agência Pública, Brazil’s largest nonprofit newsroom. Two weeks before the second and decisive round of the Brazilian presidential elections in October, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in Rio de Janeiro for the multi-day celebration of his son Conor’s wedding. The Kennedy scion married singer…
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected to a fourth, nonconsecutive term in the nation's presidential election according to early results released Sunday evening.Why it matters: Lula's victory deals a setback to Brazil's right-wing populist movement and preserves a major counterweight to President Trump's influence in Latin America, with…
Right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro said he would seek to annul the vote after Lula made a surprise comeback to win Brazil’s presidential run-off.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term on Sunday, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The left-wing incumbent is a vocal critic of President Donald Trump.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a critic of President Trump and a champion of the Latin American left, won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday in a runoff election against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil’s former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. “We made history in the streets and at the ballot boxes, with…
Nur Cristiani, head of Latin America investment strategy at JPMorgan Private Bank, examines the market implications of the Brazilian election after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a stunning comeback to defeat Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing candidate that many investors preferred. She speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Republicans are spending millions on the midterms, and they still may not win districts drawn to favor them. And, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in a stunning political comeback.
Brazil's Lula wins record fourth term in presidential runoff with markets falling and real set to weaken.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America. With 100% of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula…
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Socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, was elected president of Brazil for a fourth term in Sunday's runoff election, narrowly defeating conservative Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in a tightly contested race in which both sides alleged irregularities and the Supreme Court intervened to extend voting.
