Brazil's Lula da Silva Wins Historic Presidential Election Victory Over Flávio Bolsonaro

In Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has regained power after defeating conservative candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in a tight race. Lula, 80, received 51.75 percent of the vote, while Flávio, son of former president and jailed Jair Bolsonaro, received 48.25 percent. Brazil's electoral authority confirmed the results. This victory is historic because for the first time since the end of the military dictatorship in 1985, a candidate has won the second round of the presidential election despite trailing in the first round. This result will maintain left-wing leadership in Latin America's largest economy. On October 4, in the first round of counting, Lula was about 2.2 million votes behind Flávio. After that, he changed his campaign and tried to reach out to voters, including young people, who had not yet been able to decide. He held a series of rallies, in which Lula's former president, Jair Bolsonaro's campaign chief of staff, was picked up again.