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

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads across the country after he lost Sunday's election. Former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won by a little more than 1 percent. Bolsonaro has still not publicly conceded defeat.

Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets after former president Lula da Silva secured a return to power on Sunday.

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.

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's incumbent president, has gone quiet and it's not clear if he will concede defeat in this weekend's runoff election. Meanwhile, his supporters have begun to block roads in protest of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election win.

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The city, which is located in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, was hit by torrential rainfall.

Campaigning is officially under way in Brazil in a race that will see the right-wing incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, take on the left-wing former leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The shootout took place during a police operation in a favela in the Jacarezinho area of the city.

Mudslides and floods have killed over 160 people in Brazil's Petropolis. This comes as the region is reeling from its heaviest rainfall in almost a century. WION tells you more.

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.

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

The left-wing former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the country's presidential election.

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.

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.

Lula da Silva won the presidential elections defeating the current Bolsonaro government, however, not everyone is delighted by Lula's Victory. A day after the poll results were announced, protesters have now hit the streets blocking highways to oppose the results.

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won what was widely seen as Brazil’s most important election in decades by a margin of 2.1m votes – 50.9% to 49.1% – and has been quickly embraced by the international community after four years in which Brazil became a pariah under Bolsonaro.

Polls suggest former leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is ahead of his far-right rival - the current president Jair Bolsonaro.

concession to President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva while also expressing his support to protestors who have been blocking major roads across the country. NBC News’ Marissa Parra has more on this historic election.