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(2 Nov 2022) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's administration signaled a willingness to hand over power, two days after a nail-biting election loss to leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and amid speculation the far-right incumbent might fight the result. (Nov. 2)

It has been a momentous night in Brazil - with an extraordinary political comeback by the left-wing former two-term president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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.

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Brazil has held its first presidential debate in the run-up to elections in October. Things got heated between the front-runners when incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former leader Lula da Silva traded accusations.

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

SUPPORTERS Brazilia's incumbent leader Jair Bolsonaro blocked major roads with burning tires on Monday, Oct. 31, after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was pronounced the winner of Brazil's 2022 presidential election on Sunday.

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

31 Oct 2022) Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's far-right politics. (Oct. 31)

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.

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.

Brazil's presidential candidates have faced off in their final debate ahead of Sunday's election. And as expected, it was a fiery one. Former president and leftist politician Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is still ahead in the polls... but the incumbent right-wing Jair Bolsonaro has been closing the gap. Melinda Nucifora has the latest.

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro did not concede defeat in his first remarks since losing the election, saying protests by his supporters were the fruit

It’s the comeback of the century. At national elections on Sunday, Brazilian voters delivered a narrow victory for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a beloved but controversial leftist former president. With more than 99% of votes counted, the former union leader took 50.86% against 49.14% for Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right incumbent.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has celebrated the Brazilian people as the real winners of the election after beating the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country's next president.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday "authorised" the transition to a new government, without acknowledging his defeat to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, 67, broke two days of silence after his razor-thin loss to Lula on Sunday, which sparked protests from his supporters across the country and fanned fears he would not accept the outcome. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell explains.

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.

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.

Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets after former president Lula da Silva secured a return to power on Sunday. Jair Bolsonaro's supporters are refusing to accept defeat and are calling on the military to annul the results. Bolsonaro has still not conceded defeat to his rival Lula da Silva. But has said he will respect the constitution - and called on protesters to go home. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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.