Lula da Silva defeats Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidential runoff

With 98.86% of the votes counted, Lula has 50.83% and Bolsonaro has 49.17%.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Picture: AP Photo/Andre Penner

Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil's bitterly-fought election on Sunday, denying far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a second term.

Both Brazil’s electoral authority and the Supreme Electoral Court have called the runoff for leftist Lula da Silva