# Bolsonaro allies recognize Lula’s victory despite election challenge

https://mins.news/en/item/116741

- CGTN, 2026-10-27 00:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-27/Bolsonaro-allies-recognize-Lula-s-victory-despite-election-challenge-1RzDeos1yco/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Several parties and political figures who backed Flavio Bolsonaro recognized President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s reelection, despite Bolsonaro’s effort to annul the vote. Lula won 51.79% of valid ballots to Bolsonaro’s 48.21%, according to Brazil’s electoral court. Bolsonaro said he would seek to have the result annulled.

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