Lula da Silva was again elected president of Brazil, which was an unexpected event: in the second round he beat Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. According to the voting results, the 80-year-old Lula received 51.79% of the votes, while his opponent received 48.21%. This result was unexpected, as Lula lost to Bolsonaro in the first round on October 4. Since Brazil returned to democracy in 1989, no candidate has won a runoff after losing the first, Bloomberg notes. The rise of Lula's supporters in the poorest northeastern regions of the country played a major role in his victory. According to Bloomberg estimates, Lula's victory marked the end of an era of right-wing successes in Latin America and dealt a heavy blow to the movement associated with Bolsonaro and Trump. Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the election results and declared the need to cancel them. In addition, Lula actively advocates a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine through negotiations.

Lula da Silva was again elected president of Brazil, which was an unexpected event: in the second round he beat Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. According to the voting results, the 80-year-old Lula received 51.79% of the votes, while his opponent received 48.21%. This result was unexpected, as Lula lost to Bolsonaro in the first round on October 4. Since Brazil returned to democracy in 1989, no candidate has won a runoff after losing the first, Bloomberg notes. The rise of Lula's supporters in the poorest northeastern regions of the country played a major role in his victory. According to Bloomberg estimates, Lula's victory marked the end of an era of right-wing successes in Latin America and dealt a heavy blow to the movement associated with Bolsonaro and Trump. Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the election results and declared the need to cancel them. In addition, Lula actively advocates a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine through negotiations.