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Breaking! Brazil: Lula triumphs over Bolsonaro in stunning comeback

Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro is defeated by left-wing ex-President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva in the deciding round of Brazil’s presidential vote

Lula won 50.8% of all valid votes to nearly 49.2% for Bolsonaro

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Lula, president from 2003 to 2010, sought a political comeback after being embroiled in several corruption scandals

Bolsonaro’s critics accused him of mishandling the Covid pandemic and allowing rampant deforestation in the Amazon.

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