Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made a surprise comeback by winning the second round of the presidential election, halting the right-wing surge sweeping Latin America, defying expectations that the 80-year-old veteran politician had come to the end of his extraordinary career, Bloomberg reported. Lula received 51% of the vote, compared to 49% for his rival, Flavio Bolsonaro, according to Brazil's electoral tribunal, after 73% of the vote had been counted by Sunday evening.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made a surprise comeback by winning the second round of the presidential election, halting the right-wing surge sweeping Latin America, defying expectations that the 80-year-old veteran politician had come to the end of his extraordinary career, Bloomberg reported. Lula received 51% of the vote, compared to 49% for his rival, Flavio Bolsonaro, according to Brazil's electoral tribunal, after 73% of the vote had been counted by Sunday evening.