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Lula Confirmed Winner of Brazil's Presidential Election, Securing Fourth Term


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In the runoff of Brazil's presidential election held on the 25th local time, incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed for his fourth term in office.

According to Brazil's Superior Electoral Court, President Lula secured his victory with 51.76 percent of the vote, defeating candidate Bolsonaro, who garnered 48.24 percent.

With this victory, President Lula has captured the presidency for the fourth time since taking office in 2003, becoming the first four-term president in modern Brazilian political history and the first president since Brazil's democratization in 1989 to win a runoff after losing the first round.

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