The Independent - News Brazil re-elects Lula and other leading figures from Latin America and the Caribbean Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election, bucking a regional trend of victories by center-right presidential candidates allied with Trump. The leader of the opposition in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado, has returned to the country after months in exile. Panama hosted an underwater lionfish trapping tournament aimed at controlling the spread of the invasive species.