How Lula managed to win the election in shock with 4 million votes: Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised a historic re‑election and defeated the far‑right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro by more than 4 million votes in an astonishing political comeback. After eliminating Bolsonaro in the first round, Lula turned the results with almost 52% of the votes, as millions more Brazilians participated in the second stage and Lula amassed over 10 million votes. His victory came thanks to a broad mobilization of labor unions, students, social movements and working‑class communities. Meanwhile, Flávio Bolsonaro's defeat occurs amid increasing legal scrutiny. His father, Jair Bolsonaro, was convicted of a failed coup plot after the 2022 elections, while Flávio faces investigations that allegedly involve financial misconduct and other irregularities. He denies the accusations.

How Lula managed to win the election in shock with 4 million votes: Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised a historic re‑election and defeated the far‑right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro by more than 4 million votes in an astonishing political comeback. After eliminating Bolsonaro in the first round, Lula turned the results with almost 52% of the votes, as millions more Brazilians participated in the second stage and Lula amassed over 10 million votes. His victory came thanks to a broad mobilization of labor unions, students, social movements and working‑class communities. Meanwhile, Flávio Bolsonaro's defeat occurs amid increasing legal scrutiny. His father, Jair Bolsonaro, was convicted of a failed coup plot after the 2022 elections, while Flávio faces investigations that allegedly involve financial misconduct and other irregularities. He denies the accusations.