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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazil will enter a new era of peace, love and hope as he spoke on Sunday after he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country's next president. The victory marks a historic political comeback for the leftist who had led the country from 2003 to 2010. (Excerpts. Portuguese with English subtitles) Transcrição

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Brazil holds its presidential runoff election on Oct. 30. Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva failed to secure the simple majority needed for victory in the first round and will face current President Jair Bolsonaro. Shery Ahn is in Sao Paulo with a preview.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva beat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential election by the narrowest margin in the 40 years since returning to democracy. Rodrigo Orihuela examines questions about Lula's economic approach on Bloomberg Television.

Lula da Silva narrowly defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's closest presidential election in over three decades. RELATED: Bridge collapse in India leaves over 130 people dead, more injured | USA TODAY https://bit.ly/3zveqzY Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics. With more than 99% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.9% and Bolsonaro 49.1%, and the election authority said da Silva’s victory was a mathematical certainty. It is a stunning reversal for da Silva, 77, whose 2018 imprisonment over a corruption scandal sidelined him from the 2018 election that brought Bolsonaro, a defender of conservative social values, to power. Da Silva is promising to govern beyond his leftist Workers’s Party. He wants to bring in centrists and even some leaning to the right who voted for him for the first time, and to restore the country’s more prosperous past. Yet he faces headwinds in a politically polarized society where economic growth is slowing and inflation is soaring.

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro clashed in their first one-on-one debate Sunday, two weeks before the presidential election’s runoff.

Petrópolis, the “imperial city” which was the summer getaway of Brazil’s monarchs in the 19th century, was directly in the path of the deluge when it hit on Tuesday. The city’s mayor, Rubens Bomtempo, said the number of dead could keep on rising as searchers picked through the wreckage. Twenty-one people had been recovered alive and civilians have joined the official recovery efforts.

Supporters of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate their candidate’s victory over President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, who for years has made baseless claims that Brazil's voting system is prone to fraud, remained silent initially about the result.

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Change is coming to Brazil after an historic election night that ousted far right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in favor of former leftist president, Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva. There were celebrations in the streets, as well as a humble acceptance speech from the victor. It will be the third term in office for Lula, 77, who promised to restore Brazil’s economy and protect the Amazon rainforest. Lula won just over 50% of the vote. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

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 Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know

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.

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.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics.

Police clashed with demonstrators, firing teargas to break up hundreds of protests, including one blockade limiting access to São Paulo's international airport. Bolsonaro lost a tightly fought ballot to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva but has yet to concede defeat.

Protests by backers of Jair Bolsonaro, led by truck drivers, have spread across the country as the Brazilian president remains silent over his loss in Sunday’s election, so far refusing to concede defeat to his foe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Supporters of the firebrand president, unhappy with the election result, blocked roads across 23 states and the capital and restricted access to Sao Paulo international airport late Monday evening, forcing the cancellation of some flights. Over 300 federal highways were partially or fully blocked at one point, according to the police. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who also oversaw the electoral court for the election process, ordered the federal highway police to clear the protests, warning of fines reaching 100,000 reais ($19,306) per hour per vehicle and that the agency’s director could be sidelined if he didn’t comply. As of Tuesday morning, some 289 protests continued to block the free circulation of traffic, down from a maximum of 342, O Estado de S. Paulo reported. While Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos airport showed flights were departing normally from its multiple terminals, a message posted to its Twitter account said that access was still partially obstructed due to protests.

CNBC's Seema Mody joins 'The Exchange' to report on the Brazilian election, Lula's close win over incumbent Bolsonaro and what the election means for investors. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi

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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.

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