PoliticsHow older voters helped power Lula’s historic comeback in Brazil

More than 1 million older Brazilians who skipped the first round voted in the runoff, helping leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeat far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula and others praised elderly voters as a key force in his historic fourth-term victory.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-11-05 11:00Original