Lula Secures Historic Fourth Term as Brazil Defeats Bolsonaro in Dramatic Election Upset

10/26/2026

The left-wing leader, who turns 81 on Tuesday, has won an unprecedented fourth presidential term despite projections suggesting otherwise.

10/26/2026

With 100 per cent of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula held an unassailable lead of nearly 4.4 million votes over opponent Flávio Bolsonaro.

10/26/2026

The electoral court declared Lula the winner with 51.76% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.24% on Sunday, after a messy election day marked by allegations of voter suppression

10/26/2026

People went out to vote because we managed to convince them that their votes were extremely important to safeguarding democracy in the country, said Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

10/26/2026

Brazil's left-wing President has been elected for a fourth term after narrowly beating right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote.

10/26/2026

Lula’s victory was historic not only because of the fourth term, but also because of the turnaround that secured it.

10/26/2026

He will begin his fourth presidential term even as the right has gained ground.

10/26/2026

Lula wins a historic fourth term in Brazil, Serbia’s ruling party is ousted after student-led protests, and Marine Le Pen launches her presidential bid in France. Meanwhile, Israel votes in...

10/26/2026

It was a dramatic Sunday (October 25) in Brazil and Serbia. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defied the odds and secured a historic fourth term as Brazil’s president. With this, the right-wing march in...

10/25/2026

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.(Image credit: Natacha Pisarenko)

10/26/2026

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term, defeating his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula now faces major challenges, from rising public debt and economic...

10/26/2026

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a divided Brazil, a hostile Congress, fiscal woes, and US tensions with Donald Trump in his unprecedented fourth term.

10/26/2026

By Brendan O'Boyle BRASÍLIA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's octogenarian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces ⁠an ⁠uphill battle from day one of his final term, ⁠analysts say, with his plans...

10/26/2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secures a fourth term after a political comeback that followed poverty, imprisonment and a narrow victory in the 2022 election.

10/26/2026

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been re-elected president of Brazil for an unprecedented fourth time. His journey from deprivation to the seat of power despite multiple setbacks is as extraordinary...

10/25/2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, the country’s electoral court said.