# How older voters helped power Lula’s historic comeback in Brazil

https://mins.news/en/item/130517

- The Guardian, 2026-11-05 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/05/unsung-heroes-behind-lula-surprise-election-triumph-brazil-runoff-bolsonaro

> 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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