Lula declared winner of Brazil's election as Bolsonaro rejects results
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America.
TL;DR
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been reelected as Brazil's President.
- Lula defeated opponent Flávio Bolsonaro, securing 51.8% of the vote.
- Bolsonaro refused to concede and called for the election results to be annulled.
- The election result is seen as a relief to critics of increasing U.S. influence in Latin America.