Lula Wins Runoff, Elected Brazil’s President for a Fourth Term

Dragon Media News Desk

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the presidential runoff, securing a fourth term. The country’s Superior Electoral Court declared Lula the winner after the full count. He defeated right-wing candidate and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro by about 4.4 million votes.

With 97.69 percent of ballots counted during the preliminary tally, Lula had received 51.74 percent of the vote and Bolsonaro 48.26 percent. The completed count later confirmed Lula’s victory.