# How Lula defied Latin America’s rightward shift to win Brazil’s election

https://mins.news/en/item/118881

- TRT World, 2026-10-28 09:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/6dac9f9248f1

> Brazil’s 81-year-old leftist leader Lula made an unexpected comeback after losing the first round, winning an unprecedented fourth presidential mandate.

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