Lula defeats Bolsonaro to become Brazil’s president

1667196924During the last Brazilian general election in 2018, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in a prison cell, serving a 12-year sentence on corruption charges as part of the ‘Car Wash’ scandal which shook the foundations of Brazilian politics, threatened to end his career, and paved the way for the controversial, far-right Jair Bolsonaro to triumph in an unlikely victory.On Sunday, he defeated Mr Bolsonaro in a tight election fight that went down to the wire.David Harding writes on Brazil’s new president:Brazilians vote on Sunday, picking between populist President Jair Bolsonaro and the leftist ‘Lula’ – a man who was in jail at the time of the last election, writes David Harding Sravasti Dasgupta31 October 2022 06:151667194230Brazil’s new president elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has dedicated his victory to the people of Brazil.In a tweet containing a photograph of crowds, Mr Lula said: ‘The reason for my victory was the dedication of each of you. Who believed in freedom and in the possibility of recovering the country for the Brazilian people.’Sravasti Dasgupta31 October 2022 05:301667192424Brazil’s new president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised to unite a divided country in a speech after defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro yesterday.’Today the only winner is the Brazilian people,’ he said in his victory speech.’This isn’t a victory of mine or the Workers’ Party, nor the parties that supported me in campaign. It’s the victory of a democratic movement that formed above political parties, personal interests and ideologies so that democracy came out victorious.’Sravasti Dasgupta31 October 2022 05:001667190624Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the left-wing former leader of Brazil, has emerged as the winner in the country’s momentous election, defeating the hard-right president Jair Bolsonaro in one of the most stunning comebacks in international politics.His supporters began to gather in the streets of Sao Paulo, where both the presidential campaigns were based, with loud cheers, bursts of firecrackers and hooting car horns around two hours after the polls closed at 1700 local time [2000 GMT], as reports began to appear that their man was taking a decisive lead in the popular vote in a country which spans four time zones.Kim Sengupta reports from Sao Paulo:Ex-president vows to unite divided country and preserve Amazon rainforest after defeating far-right leader following bitter campaign Sravasti Dasgupta31 October 2022 04:301667187129US president Joe Biden has congratulated Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.In a statement on Twitter, Mr Biden lauded the ‘free, fair, and credible elections’ in Brazil and said that he looks forward to working with the new president.Sravasti Dasgupta31 October 2022 03:321667172976French president Emmanuel Macron congratulated Luis Inacio Lula da Silva for his win in Brazil’s presidential election, adding in a Twitter post that the two leaders would ‘renew ties of friendship between their countries’.Joe Middleton30 October 2022 23:361667171032Former left-wing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s bitterly-fought election on Sunday, denying hard right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a second term.It marks a stunning political comeback for Lula, who was jailed in 2018 for 19 months on bribery convictions that the Supreme Court overturned last year, clearing the way for him to seek a third presidential term.Former left-wing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s bitterly-fought election on Sunday, denying hard right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a second term.Joe Middleton30 October 2022 23:031667168973Brazilian pollster Datafolha on Sunday projected former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will win the country’s presidential election on Sunday, based on the ongoing tally of a runoff vote against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.Joe Middleton30 October 2022 22:291667167092Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took the lead in the ongoing vote tally of Sunday’s presidential election, moving ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.Lula had 50.01% of the vote compared with 49.99% for Bolsonaro, with 67.76% of voting machines counted, according to date published on the Supreme Electoral Court’s website.Joe Middleton30 October 2022 21:581667165499With 50.9% of the votes tallied in Brazil election, the candidates are very close with 50.3% for Bolsonaro, 49.7% for Lula.Joe Middleton30 October 2022 21:31