By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Flávio Bolsonaro drops his request to annul Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election. His Liberal Party recognises the results, while the courts confiscate his passports and ban him from leaving the country, Le Monde reports.
Donald Trump denounced as “rigged” the Brazilian presidential election won by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Flávio Bolsonaro says the courts have barred him from leaving Brazil, Le Monde reports.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Le Monde ·
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 ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the second round of Brazil’s presidential election with 51.75% of valid votes, against 48.25% for senator Flávio Bolsonaro, according to 99.32% of ballots counted by the Superior Electoral Court. The 25 October election secures him a fourth term, from 2027 to 2030, while turnout reached 80.80%, according to court data.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Infomediaire ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will begin a fourth presidential term in Brazil after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, promising to deliver the best term in the country’s history. The president-elect will have to govern with a conservative Congress in a deeply divided country, reports RSTP.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Rstp ·
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