14:45 JST, October 29, 2026

In the presidential election in Brazil, a major regional power in South America, incumbent leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled out another win.

Although a number of rightist governments closely aligned with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration have recently come to power in Latin America, Brazil will continue to be led by a leftist administration. Lula’s administration should overcome domestic confrontation between leftists and rightists and improve relations with the United States, leading to regional stability.

In the first round of the presidential election, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of the former president and a right-winger, led Lula by about two percentage points. In the runoff between the two candidates, Lula’s camp waged an aggressive campaign on social........

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