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Sky News' Stuart Ramsay is in Sao Paulo where supporters of the Workers' Party Luiz Lula da Silva struggle to contain their excitement. The final results are still awaited, but as the poll closes people on the streets in Sao Paula seem energised for their candidate.

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

Breaking News from Brazil |Hospital and sanitary collapse cause deaths of thousands of Brazilians

Leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva defeated President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday in an election runoff that marked a stunning comeback for Lula and the end of Brazil’s most right-wing government in decades. Lula won 50.9 per cent of votes compared with 49.1 per cent for Bolsonaro, the Supreme Electoral Court said, declaring former president Lula the winner. The 77-year-old Lula’s inauguration is scheduled for Jan. 1. The vote was a rebuke for the fiery far-right populism of Bolsonaro, who emerged from the back benches of Congress to forge a novel conservative coalition but lost support as Brazil ran up one of the worst death tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Mike Armstrong reports, the election was very tense and served as a referendum on two very different versions of Brazil’s future.

Nearly 100 people are dead after floods and landslides brought on by nonstop rain wiped out neighborhoods in Northeastern Brazil. NBC News’ Kathy Park reports on how experts say these disasters could be linked to climate change.

Police in Rio de Janeiro have arrested several people accused of stealing 16 artworks worth more than $140 million after finding some of the works stashed underneath a bed. The paintings were stolen from an 82-year-old widow, who’s daughter, along with an accomplice acting as a psychic, claimed the paintings were cursed before stealing them.

Brazil’s former leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sealed an astonishing political comeback, beating the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, in one of the most significant and bruising elections in the country’s history.

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

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

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

Brazil’s electoral authority says that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president. With 98.8% of the votes tallied, da Silva had 50.8% and Bolsonaro 49.2%, and the election authority said da Silva’s victory was a mathematical certainty.

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.

Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli has been named in Brazil's 26-man squad for the World Cup in place of Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino, with Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison and Antony also called up. Selecao coach Tite named his 26-man squad for the Qatar tournament on Monday evening, with Firmino the most noticeable absentee in place of Martinelli, who has only three caps for his country and has not been picked for Brazil since June. Brazil's World Cup squad in full: Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton Defenders: Dani Alves, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Alex Telles, Bremer, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro, Everton Ribeiro, Fabinho, Fred, Lucas Paqueta Attackers: Antony, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Neymar, Pedro, Raphinha, Richarlison, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr

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.

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.

Polls were open in Brazil on Sunday for what many are calling the most polarizing election in the country’s recent history.

Polls were open in Brazil on Sunday for what many are calling the most polarizing election in the country’s recent history.

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.