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Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. ABC Australia, NPR News, CBC World, Euronews, The Guardian UK, New York Times Homepage, BBC News World, and RTHK International News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 24 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC. 10 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff. (Image credit: Natacha Pisarenko)
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by New York Times Homepage
- New development reported by RTHK International News
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro
- New development reported by BBC News World
Voters in Brazil head to polls as Lula goes up against Bolsonaro's son
- New development reported by Euronews
Brazil: long queues and river journeys mark decisive presidential vote
- New development reported by CBC World
Trump critic Lula narrowly wins re-election in Brazil's presidential vote
- Picked up by CBC World
Trump critic Lula narrowly wins re-election in Brazil presidential vote
- New development reported by NPR World
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Breaking: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva set to reclaim Brazilian presidency
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Breaking: Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva re-elected president
Same story, different outlets
8 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- ABCBreaking: Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva re-elected president
- NPRBrazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term
- CBCTrump critic Lula narrowly wins re-election in Brazil's presidential vote
- EuronewsBrazil: long queues and river journeys mark decisive presidential vote
- The GuardianBrazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro
- The New York TimesCould Lula Be on the Brink of Defeat in Brazil’s Election?
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- BBC NewsVoters in Brazil head to polls as Lula goes up against Bolsonaro's son
- RTHK International NewsLula and Bolsonaro keep vitriol out of final debate