# How Brazil’s Lula defeated Bolsonaro in the runoff

https://mins.news/en/video/116445

- BBC News, 2026-10-26 20:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiBSDYDK2Uc

> Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election by defeating Flavio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, whose family has close ties to Donald Trump. Analysts called Lula’s win a stunning comeback after he placed second in the first round. Jair Bolsonaro has refused to concede and is calling for action over the result.

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