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BRAZILIAN police fire water cannons and rubber bullets at Pro-Bolsonaro protesters who blocked a main road in Sao Paolo in demonstration against newly elected Lula da Silva. Ex-President, Lula da Silva has now been reinstated in office after winning a knife-edge election on Sunday. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva

Brazilians head to the polls this Sunday in what's dubbed the country’s most important election ever. Former president Lula da Silva leads incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a handful of points. And it’s been a tumultuous campaign, riddled by fake news. Michael Fox brings us this story from southern Brazil.

Supporters of Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, blocked highways in protest against his defeat in the general election.

President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters in Brazil are protesting against leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in the presidential election.

In a stunning political comeback, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro after a tight presidential election that went to a runoff vote. Lula has governed Brazil before, last serving as president from 2003 to 2010.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on protesters on Wednesday to put an end to blockades they had set up on roads across the nation in the days since the presidential runoff election. "I'm just as upset, as sad as you. But we have to keep our head in place," he said, calling demonstrations welcome as part of democracy but the blockades on the nation's highways are making ongoing demonstrations illegitimate. He called on his supporters to choose other ways to demonstrate. Authorities said they were making headway in their efforts to clear blockades, but there are still concerns the demonstrations were disrupting fuel distribution, industrial activity and food deliveries. Bolsonaro has not conceded his loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, though he said he would follow the constitution, indicating a transition was likely to take place.

Polls have closed in Brazil in one of the nation’s most divisive elections in recent history.

Almost 100 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, officials say. The city, which is located in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, was hit by torrential rainfall. Houses in hillside neighbourhoods were destroyed and cars swept away as floodwaters raced through the city's streets. Search and rescue teams are combing the mud for survivors.

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beats Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil election | ABC News

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beats Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil election | ABC News

Brazil's next president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, has had a long career in Brazilian politics.

With just few weeks left for the Brazil presidential runoff, the face off between between Lula da Silva, a left-wing former president and right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro turned uglier.

Street protests in Brazil over the weekend's federal election results are beginning to dwindle as the transfer of power begins.

Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidential election

Left-leaning candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become Brazil's president, with 50.8 % of the vote. President Biden tweeted his congratulations to Da Silva and praised the country for its "free, fair and credible" elections.

An anti-crime operation in a Rio de Janeiro slum left at least 22 people dead Tuesday. A further seven people were hospitalized, according to health officials.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday called for his supporters to end protests across the country following his election loss to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Truckers who support Brazil's outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro escalated their protests on Monday by blocking roads in 16 states.

Protesters supporting President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets of Brazil on Sunday to demand an armed forces intervention and reject the electoral victory of president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Protesters waving Brazil's yellow-and-green flags, and chanting slogans such as "S.O.S armed forces" marched in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia a week after the presidential election results were declared. Meanwhile, near Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, supporters of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrated the victory of the leftist leader. Bolsonaro, a right-wing nationalist, lost the election and has not conceded defeat but has stopped short of contesting the election result, and has authorized his chief of staff to begin the transition process with Lula's representatives.