Brazilians deliver tight win to Lula da Silva in bitter presidential election

Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics (Andre Penner/AP)

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022 - 06:11

Mauricio Saverese and Diane Jeantet, Associated Press

Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics.

Mr Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote and Mr Bolsonaro 49.1%, according to the country’s election authority. Yet hours after the results were in – and congratulations poured in from world leaders – Mr Bolsonaro had yet to publicly concede or react in any way.