Lula wins historic fourth presidential term in Brazil

Summary

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth non-consecutive term on Sunday, October 25, the country's electoral court said, in a result that defied polls. He defeated right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff. Africanews reports that Lula took just under 52 percent of the vote according to official results, against 48.2 percent for Bolsonaro, and that Bolsonaro called for the vote to be annulled. The Financial Times described the win as historic, and Foreign Policy framed it as a defiance of Latin America's pro-Trump wave. The Hindu's Above the Fold video roundup also reported that Lula defeated the far-right Bolsonaro.

Timeline

1. Financial Times

   26 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTCSource ↗

   The Financial Times reports in an update, headlined 'Lula pulls off election win in Brazil', that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins a historic fourth presidential term.

2. France 24

   26 Oct 2026, 15:11 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that Lula won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, October 25, according to the electoral court, in a shock result that defied polls.

3. The Hindu

   26 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu's Above the Fold video roundup reports that Lula defeated far-right Bolsonaro to secure a fourth presidential term in Brazil.

4. France 24

   26 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that Lula defeated right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the Sunday, October 25 runoff to secure a fourth non-consecutive term.

5. Foreign Policy

   26 Oct 2026, 19:20 UTCSource ↗

   Foreign Policy reports that Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term, which it frames as defying Latin America's pro-Trump wave.

6. Africanews

   27 Oct 2026, 08:26 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports that Lula won re-election with just under 52 percent of the vote according to official results, while Bolsonaro, who got 48.2 percent, called for the vote to be annulled.