SAEDNEWS: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a fourth term after winning the presidential election runoff.
According to Saednews, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the second round of the presidential election, securing a fourth term in office, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) reported.
According to the TSE, with 97.69% of ballots counted in the runoff, Lula da Silva received 51.74% of the vote, while his opponent, right-wing opposition Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, garnered 48.26%.
Lula da Silva has become the first politician in modern Brazilian history to win a presidential election after finishing behind in the first round of voting. The president-elect is scheduled to take office on January 1, 2027.
Voter turnout in the second round stood at 80.79%, with 127,807,732 citizens casting their ballots. The abstention rate was 19.21%, representing 30,081,854 voters.
Blank ballots accounted for 1.12% of the total, or 1,426,055 votes, while invalid ballots made up 2.12%, totaling 2,713,225 votes.
