# How Lula beat Bolsonaro after losing Brazil’s first round

https://mins.news/en/item/115830

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-26 13:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/how-did-lula-beat-bolsonaro-after-losing-brazils-first-round-election?traffic_source=rss

> Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term after finishing behind Flavio Bolsonaro in the first round. Lula received 51.79 percent of valid votes, but faces a conservative Congress and a legal challenge seeking to annul the runoff. The article credits grassroots organizing, youth mobilisation and a shift to digital campaigning for his comeback.

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