<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/pm-modi-congratulates-brazils-lula-on-re-election-looks-to-deepen-india-brazil-strategic-partnership-23657006" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Brazil&rsquo;s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was reelected on Sunday</a> in a result that provides relief to critics of US influence in Latin America.
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Flavio-Bolsonaro_1793060235_s.jpg" alt="Flavio Bolsonaro" /> Flavio Bolsonaro
With 100 per cent of the vote counted, Brazil&rsquo;s electoral court announced that <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/brazil-election-2026-lula-da-silva-wins-presidential-runoff-against-flavio-bolsonaro-23656962" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Lula had a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes &mdash; 51.8 per cent of the total vote</a> &mdash; over Flavio Bolsonaro.&nbsp;
Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat, calling the move to extend voting hours unprecedented &mdash; though both he and Lula made the request &mdash; and asked for the results to be annulled, calling them impossible to accept.
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With 100 per cent of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that Lula had a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes — 51.8 per cent of the total vote — over Flavio Bolsonaro

Brazil election results: Lula secures 51.8 per cent vote share, Bolsonaro refuses to concede

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