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Lula wins historic fourth term as Brazil's president in tight runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro

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Brazil's Lula wins historic fourth term
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, nearly 81 years old, won a fourth term on Sunday in a tight runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. France 24 reports official results showing Lula with 51.7% of the vote and Flávio Bolsonaro with 48.2%. Flávio Bolsonaro has refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to have the vote annulled. The BBC describes Lula as a firebrand left-winger who has at times been at odds with Trump, and profiles his path from ex-worker and prisoner to president again. France 24 reports that Lula will face a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during what would be an unprecedented fourth term. Al Jazeera frames the coming term around whether Lula can deliver on his promises of change.

This continues an earlier story: Lula reported ahead in tight Brazil runoff as voting is extended and count is paused

Later: Lula wins unprecedented fourth term as Brazil's president

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  1. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Lula won a fourth term in a tight runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro, with official results showing 51.7% for Lula and 48.2% for Flávio Bolsonaro, and that Flávio Bolsonaro has refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote.

  2. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Lula will have to contend with a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during his unprecedented fourth term.

  3. BBC

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    The BBC reports that Lula, a firebrand left-winger who has at times been at odds with Trump, has won his fourth term as Brazil's president, and profiles his path from ex-worker and prisoner to president again.

  4. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Lula was re-elected against all expectations, that Flávio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to have the vote annulled, and its correspondent Jan Onoszko covers the reactions in Brazil.

  5. Al Jazeera

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    Al Jazeera reports that Lula wins a fourth term as Bolsonaro disputes the result, and asks whether he can deliver on his promises of change.

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