Lula has won a fourth presidential term. Reuters reports that the Liberal Party accepts the declared result, while Flávio Bolsonaro has separately threatened a legal challenge.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil’s presidential runoff, replacing the uncertainty of Sunday’s voting with a confirmed election result. Le Monde reports that Lula secured approximately 51.8 percent against 48.2 percent for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, earning a fourth presidential term. The result followed a first round in which the incumbent had finished behind his challenger.
A later Reuters dispatch, carried by UOL on October 26, reports that Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party acknowledged the result proclaimed by the electoral court. The party nevertheless questioned the political and economic effects of increased social spending before the vote. Reuters also reports that Bolsonaro had earlier said he would seek to invalidate Lula’s ticket on allegations of abuse of political and economic power.
The distinction matters, the party’s acceptance and the candidate’s proposed challenge are separate positions. A stated intention to bring a case does not overturn the declared winner. This update replaces the earlier voting preview and does not portray the Liberal Party as continuing to reject the count. Any subsequent court action will require a further verified update.