Lula defeats Flavio Bolsonaro and is re-elected president of Brazil Left-wing candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected president of Brazil for four years this Sunday, October 25. In a very close vote, he defeated his opponent from the extreme right Flavio Bolsonaro. Lula won 51.76% of the vote after a near-complete count, compared to 48.24% for the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, according to the electoral court. read more