# How students and social media delivered Lula a historic comeback in Brazil

https://mins.news/en/video/116502

- Guardian News, 2026-10-26 21:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag_iIEM9nkg

> Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mounted a dramatic election comeback, defeating far-right rival Flávio Bolsonaro to win a historic fourth term. Lula received 4.4 million more votes, taking 51.79% to Bolsonaro’s 48.21%. After electoral authorities confirmed the result, Bolsonaro refused to concede and called for it to be annulled.

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