Brazil’s Lula da Silva, vocal Trump critic, reelected as President for fourth time

More than 78% of the votes have already been counted and Lula is leading by 51.21%. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro has polled 48.79% votes so far, according to the Reuter's live election coverage. The results have defied all predictions, and have come as a big relief for critics of widening US influence in Latin America. Now both Mexico and Brazil, Latin America's most populous countries, now have left-of-center leaders.

New Delhi: Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, on Monday won the Presidential election in the country. He defeated his rival Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s presidential runoff. The announcement regarding Lula’s win was made by the country’s electoral authority.........

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