Brazil’s presidential election was watched closely around the world as it unfolded in a fraught setting. It came amid a populist right-wing surge across Latin America, the long shadow cast by US President Donald Trump and his “Donroe Doctrine”, and larger questions about the Global South, in which Brazil’s voice is key. Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party was seen as more than a president seeking re-election; he is one of the most prominent figures of the global left. In a dramatic turnaround, Lula, who finished second in the first round to the far-right Flávio........

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