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Lula wins fourth term as Flávio Bolsonaro seeks to overturn result

Politics · First reported 26 Oct, 00:13 · Updated 22:08

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won another presidential term in Brazil, with official results reported as 51.7% against Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.2%. Bolsonaro rejected the outcome and announced plans to seek annulment over a two-hour extension of voting hours.

  • Lula won a fourth presidential term after finishing second in the first round.
  • Official results gave Lula 51.7% of the vote and his opponent 48.2%, according to the supplied report.
  • Flávio Bolsonaro rejected the result and said late Sunday in Brasília that he would seek to have the election annulled.
  • Bolsonaro’s objection concerns Supreme Federal Court judge Cristiano Zanin’s decision to extend polling hours by two hours following complaints about transportation for voters. Bolsonaro argued that the judge lacked authority to order the extension.
  • The Workers’ Party originally requested the extension, and Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party subsequently joined that request, according to El País.
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Presidential term
Lula’s fourth.
Reported vote shares
Lula 51.7%; Bolsonaro 48.2%.
Disputed measure
A two-hour extension of polling hours ordered by Cristiano Zanin.
Announced next step
Bolsonaro said he would request annulment of the election.

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