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Brazil Election Results: Lula Wins Fourth Term as Flávio Bolsonaro Refuses to Concede, Seeks Annulment

Lula took 51.79% to Bolsonaro's 48.21%, erasing a first-round deficit, as Brazilian assets sold off and Trump questioned the outcome.

By Ecker Geopolitics Desk · Reviewed and edited by Brendan Ecker

· Updated · 1 min read

Brasília, Brazil's capital where Lula will be inaugurated for a fourth term, photographed at night from the International Space Station

Brazil's electoral court declared President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of the Oct. 25 runoff with 51.79% to Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.21%, a margin of about 4.4 million votes. Bolsonaro refused to concede and says he will seek annulment over a court-ordered extension of voting, while Brazil's ETF in New York fell about 18% after hours.

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