By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election as president of Brazil has already been reported. This article looks at reactions from foreign leaders, including Latin American officials and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, according to France 24.
On the eve of Brazil’s presidential election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro rallied their supporters to persuade the last undecided voters, according to Le Monde. The campaign took place in a close election, but the article was published after Lula’s re-election, announced on 26 October, was already known to readers.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Le Monde ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected president of Brazil with 51.76% of the vote, against 48.24% for Flavio Bolsonaro, for an unprecedented fourth term. The vote confirms the country’s continued position on the left despite conservative gains, according to Agence France-Presse.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: L’essentiel ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected president of Brazil with 51.78% of the vote, against 48.21% for Flávio Bolsonaro. The conservative candidate refused to recognise the result, denouncing a “fix”, according to AFP, while Lula praised the democratic mobilisation of his voters.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Africaguinée ·
Flávio Bolsonaro refused to recognise Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election, after he was credited with 51.8% of the vote in Brazil’s second round, and wants to seek the annulment of the election. The extension of voting and transport disruptions fuelled controversy, according to Africanews.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Africanews ·
Houthi attacks cancel 86% of flights scheduled in RiyadhHouthi rebel attacks led to the cancellation of 4,071 of 4,736 flights scheduled at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, or 86%, between 8 and 25 October. The airport partially reopened on Sunday, but international airlines are suspending services to the Saudi capital until November, according to Cirium data.The week in Africa
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