![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/brazil-election-bolsonaro-yet-to-concede-after-lulas-win/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127458982_88aa8b1acd4bf5cfccac1bdcc1c48712f026795f0_0_3260_21331000x654.jpg&description=Image source, ReutersImage caption, Some of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters were distraught when he lostMore than 17 hours after Brazil's electoral chief declared Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of the presidential election, defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has yet to concede. The far-right president is said to have gone to sleep after he narrowly lost to his left-wing arch rival.His silence is raising concern that he may not accept the result.He has in the past cast unfounded doubts on the voting system. Combative statements from Mr Bolsonaro in the past - such as that "only God" could remove him from office - mean there is a tense wait for him to appear in public. Brazil's Superior Electoral Court announced that Lula had won the run-off of the presidential election just minutes before 20:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Sunday.Media caption, Watch: Cheers and tears as Lula thanks Brazilians for election winWith all the votes counted, Lula had 50.9% of the valid votes against Mr Bolsonaro's 49.1%.In his victory speech, Lula touched on the political rift running through Brazil which further deepened during a bitterly fought and often acrimonious election campaign."This country needs peace and unity. This population doesn't want to fight anymore," he said, promising to govern for all Brazilians and not just for those who had voted for him. Congratulations have poured in from across the world, including from the leaders of Britain, China, France, India and Russia. US President Biden said the win came "following free, fair and credible elections".But even though it is traditional for the losing candidate to phone the winner, and to make a statement acknowledging their defeat, Mr Bolsonaro has so far remained silent.Image caption, On election day, Mr Bolsonaro was confident of winningPeople close to the president said that after the result he had "gone to sleep" at the presidential palace in the capital, Brasilia.In the morning, a presidential adviser and Mr Bolsonaro's v){kind=link}
More than 17 hours after Brazil’s electoral chief declared Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of the presidential election, defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has yet to concede.
The far-right president is said to have gone to sleep after he narrowly lost to his left-wing arch rival.
His silence is raising concern that he may not accept the result.
He has in the past cast unfounded doubts on the voting system.
Combative statements from Mr Bolsonaro in the past – such as that “only God” could remove him from office – mean there is a tense wait for him to appear in public.