# Brazil’s Lula seals re-election in surprise win

https://mins.news/en/item/115599

- France 24, 2026-10-26 09:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/brazil-s-lula-seals-re-election-in-surprise-win

> Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term in a close runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday, October 25. The far-right candidate, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, rejected the result and said he would seek to have the vote annulled.

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