The Central Electoral Commission of Brazil announced the winner of the second round of the presidential elections, the current head of state, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He became the first politician in the country's modern history to win after falling behind in the first round of voting. TASS collected basic information about the elections and their results. Voting Progress Brazilians who supported Lula da Silva assessed his chances of winning the second round of the elections as low. Pessimistic sentiments prevailed among the president's electorate; Many saw that his election to a fourth term was unlikely. Voting was extended two hours after the polls closed due to logistical problems. Lula da Silva's campaign claimed that voters in several cities were unable to get to the polls because of a lack of free public transport. Due to a possible violation of the law, the police opened an investigation. Results Until the end of the vote counting, it was not clear who would win - the incumbent president or the right-wing opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. After processing 97.69% of the protocols, the country's Central Electoral Commission announced the victory of Lula da Silva. He delivered a victory speech to his supporters, declaring that Brazil would continue to conduct an independent foreign policy and interact on equal terms with all countries. "Our country does not agree to be anyone's backyard," emphasized the Brazilian leader. Bolsonaro refused to accept the election results and said they should be annulled. Lula da Silva won the support of 10.3 million more voters compared to the results of the first phase of the vote. According to the data of the Supreme Election Court, this increase was almost three times higher than that of his opponent. Based on the results of processing 100% of the protocols, Lula da Silva won with a result of 51.79% - 64,256,232 voters voted for him. International response.

The Central Electoral Commission of Brazil announced the winner of the second round of the presidential elections, the current head of state, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He became the first politician in the country's modern history to win after falling behind in the first round of voting. TASS collected basic information about the elections and their results. Voting Progress Brazilians who supported Lula da Silva assessed his chances of winning the second round of the elections as low. Pessimistic sentiments prevailed among the president's electorate; Many saw that his election to a fourth term was unlikely. Voting was extended two hours after the polls closed due to logistical problems. Lula da Silva's campaign claimed that voters in several cities were unable to get to the polls because of a lack of free public transport. Due to a possible violation of the law, the police opened an investigation. Results Until the end of the vote counting, it was not clear who would win - the incumbent president or the right-wing opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. After processing 97.69% of the protocols, the country's Central Electoral Commission announced the victory of Lula da Silva. He delivered a victory speech to his supporters, declaring that Brazil would continue to conduct an independent foreign policy and interact on equal terms with all countries. "Our country does not agree to be anyone's backyard," emphasized the Brazilian leader. Bolsonaro refused to accept the election results and said they should be annulled. Lula da Silva won the support of 10.3 million more voters compared to the results of the first phase of the vote. According to the data of the Supreme Election Court, this increase was almost three times higher than that of his opponent. Based on the results of processing 100% of the protocols, Lula da Silva won with a result of 51.79% - 64,256,232 voters voted for him. International response.