Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, fell into disgrace when he was imprisoned for 18 months on controversial, since-quashed corruption charges, and now returns for an unprecedented third presidential term at age 77.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's former president and president-elect, center, addresses supporters after winning the runoff presidential election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 30, 2022.— Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for"peace and unity" after narrowly winning a divisiveSunday, capping a remarkable political comeback by defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who has yet to accept defeat.
All eyes will now be on how Bolsonaro and his supporters react to the result after months of alleging — without evidence — that Brazil's electronic voting system is plagued by fraud and that the courts, media and other institutions had conspired against his far-right movement."The challenge is immense," he said of the job ahead, citing a hunger crisis, the economy, bitter political division, and deforestation in the Amazon.
Electoral officials declared the election for Lula, who had 50.9 percent of the vote to 49.1 percent for Bolsonaro with more than 99.9 percent of polling stations reporting, in the closest race since Brazil returned to democracy after its 1964-1985 dictatorship.
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