Brazilian President Lula for losing in the first round after he was sure that he would decide the elections already in this round:

Brazilian President Lula for losing in the first round after he was sure that he would decide the elections already in this round:

Do you know why I never managed to win in the first round?

Because the people like to see me fight in the second round - and I'm very good in the knockout stages.

How do we say it? Beautiful nonsense!

And now to the corner of the facts about the first and second round of Brazilian presidential elections throughout history - when a left-wing candidate from Lula's party advances to the second round:

1989: Lola finished second (17.2%) and lost to Fernando Collor.

2002: Lola led (46.4%) and defeated Jose Serra.

2006: Lola led (48.6%) and defeated Geraldo Alcamine.

2010: Dilma Rousseff led (46.9%) and beat Sera.

2014: Dilma led (41.6%) and beat Esio Neves.

2018: Haded finished second and lost to Jair Bolsonaro.

2022: Lula led (48.4%) and defeated Bolsonaro in the second round, 50.9% against 49.1%.

Bottom line: It hasn't happened that a leftist candidate lost in the first round in Brazil and won the second since 1989.