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Lula wins runoff with 51.8%, while Flávio Bolsonaro says the result cannot be recognized and seeks annulment.
Lula won Brazil's presidential runoff with 51.8% of the vote. He becomes the first Brazilian candidate since 1985 to win a runoff after trailing in the first round. A fourth term for Lula would bring his total time in office to 16 years.
Flávio Bolsonaro has said the election cannot be recognized and has sought its annulment. The reporting does not detail the legal grounds for the request or the procedural steps taken so far.
The available information does not establish whether the annulment request will advance, or how institutions will respond to it. The dispute now centers on the legitimacy of the outcome, with the runoff's second-place finisher rejecting the result and the winner's position not addressed in the reporting.
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Lula's comeback from first-round deficit marks a rare runoff precedent
Lula's win places him among the few Brazilian candidates to reverse a first-round deficit in a runoff, the first such result since 1985. With 51.8% of the vote, he secures a decisive majority in the second round. If he completes a fourth term, his total time in office would reach 16 years.
Flávio Bolsonaro's rejection of the result raises questions about recognition
Flávio Bolsonaro's position that the election cannot be recognized places the outcome itself in dispute. His request for annulment seeks to overturn the result entirely, a step the available reporting does not detail. How the request is assessed will determine whether the contest over the result moves beyond public statements.