Lula beats Flávio Bolsonaro to win a fourth term as Brazil’s president

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Oct 26, 2026 · 1m

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has beaten Flávio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth term in office. Once all ballots were tallied, Lula received 51.79 percent of the vote, 4.4 million votes more than Bolsonaro, who received 48.21 percent. Brazil's electoral authority confirmed the outcome, but Bolsonaro declined to acknowledge defeat, saying his legal team would seek to annul the election. He criticized the decision to extend voting by two hours, until 7 p.m., as unacceptable. The report notes that Bolsonaro’s campaign had also asked the electoral court to extend voting hours…