Lula wins Brazil runoff, secures fourth presidential term

politicsOct 25, 202618895

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s runoff, winning a fourth nonconsecutive presidential term with about 51.8 percent of the vote as officials reported a roughly 4.4 million-vote margin after 100 percent of ballots were counted. Brazil’s electoral court declared Lula’s lead unassailable and news coverage said he was preparing to speak in São Paulo following the victory. Flávio Bolsonaro said he would not concede and said his legal team would seek to have the election annulled. Regional leaders including Paraguay, Bolivia and Cuba issued congratulations to Lula, Reuters reported. At nearly 81 years old, Lula reclaims the presidency amid a split national government, and analysts noted a conservative Congress will test his mandate going forward.

PBS News

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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America. https://to.pbs.org/4jH4H1d

3553h ago

WebWillem4

That's genuinly superduper. For people and nature. Now I really hope Mr. Lula wil also look out for and train a successor to be able to keep the energy going.

You don’t need to know1

as a devote atheist... Thank Gawd!

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speck6

most excellent news. Congratulations to President Lula and all of Brazil. Let's follow their lead and vote the autocrats out. #FuckZuck

mags.4

thank goddess. the amazon rainforest breathes a sigh of relief.

Tim Murphy3

Weird. I’m old enough to remember when everyone feared Russian influence in Latin America, not the U.S. Strange how the U.S. seems to align with Russia more every day.

Rebecca Solnit

@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

YAY!!!!! FOR INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, FOR THE RAINFOREST, FOR THE CLIMATE, FOR BRAZIL, FOR THE WORLD!

3613h ago

John Zibell1

And of course Bolsonaro Jr. is calling for the annulment of the election because polling hours were extended by Brazil's supreme court - after BOTH candidates requested it. Will he follow daddy's example and stage a coup? Trump would send troops, I'm sure.

Lee West

@whodat35.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: Lula beats Bolsonaro in #Brazil runoff, securing fourth presidential term | AP www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...

422h ago

Jenny Cohn

@jennycohn.bsky.social

“Lula wins Brazil election, stops the Latin America right wing wave with Bolsonaro defeat” 10/26/26 (Trump & the Tech Bros must be really upset.) 1/

311h ago

🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈

@nuclearanthro.bsky.social

FUCK YEAH LULA DE SILVA & BRASILIA! Bolsonaro can eat shit & reconsider being a fascist loser. Not looking forward to USA's "official" support of Bolsonaro (b/c Trump is already pulling the same sort of shit & intends to do more). Serbia & Brasilia, well done. *stares at USA*

242h ago

Professor Richard D. Wolff

@profwolff.bsky.social

#WolffBites: Lula wins Brazil presidency against hostile opposition from billionaires Trump, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. finance.yahoo.com/media-advert...

152h ago

RoseMarie

@rosesbloom24.bsky.social

Lula wins runoff vote but Bolsonaro rejects results Bolsonaro says he will ask for the vote to be annulled after the Supreme Court extended voting by two hours across Brazil. Of course he is.

152h ago

FinTwitter

@fintwitter.bsky.social

Lula wins Brazil runoff election with 51.79% of the votes

142h ago

Social Media Lab

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Typical far-right sore loser: in their worldview, they can never lose fair and square; someone must have cheated. "Far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro said it was “impossible to concede the election result” and that his legal team would seek to have the election annulled."

62h ago

TheBossRoss 🧶

@thebossross.bsky.social

Waking up to excellent news this morning: In Brazil, Lula has won. In Serbia, the students have won. 🙌 #VoteBlue #WeAreMore

Tagesschau:
Parlamentswahl in Serbien

Vucic räumt Niederlage ein

Bei der vorgezogenen Parlamentswahl in Serbien hat der Spitzenkandidat der regierenden SNS-Partei, Vucic, seine Niederlage eingestanden. Die oppositionelle Studentenliste habe die Wahl gewonnen. Auf den Straßen herrschte Jubel. |

51h ago

Dr. René MD 🇺🇸🩺

@drrenemd.bsky.social

Piggy pal Bolsanaro "rejects" Lula victory in Braxil. Such a loser!! 😁 www.reuters.com/live/brazil-...

52h ago

The Buzz of the Bumblebee🐝1

Of course he does because Trump/MAGA/Nazis/Fascists/Bigots in America taught him how to sow doubt.

inform98.bsky.social1

Looks like Roger Stone, Erik Prince, and Mike Flynn are going to start another Jan. 6 down there. Rubio's little army.

Steve Akehurst

@steveakehurst.bsky.social

Brazil is also a warning to treat current Presidential polling in France with a bit of caution. If the rise of the radical right is a global trend, so is last minute counter movements & tactical voting against those same forces. Lula is unique but the pattern here isn’t!

32h ago

Angry Donkey News

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One down.. Brazilian Senator ‌Flavio Bolsonaro ‌said on Sunday he would not concede defeat to President ‌Luiz ⁠Inacio Lula da Silva, who ⁠secured a fourth non-consecutive term, and would seek ‌the annulment of the runoff election. sg.news.yahoo.com/bolsonaro-re...

42h ago

Deputy Chairman of the Red Green Alliance

@olenargy.bsky.social

I happen to rank Trump intervention in Brazil pretty low only because if you’re going to do it, it needs to be shortly after the election - like within a week or two - and it’s going to be a midterm disaster for the GOP if he does. Lula already is president, so getting a coup moving will require

32h ago

William Thompson

@williamcubed.bsky.social

Lula da Silva wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro - The Guardian I’m happy for Brasil. Tech bros were wanting to dirty deals for resources in the Amazon with the budding Fascist movement there in São Paulo

32h ago

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