Brazil’s Lula reelected president Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a runoff to secure a fourth non-consecutive term BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT (% of votes) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Workers’ Party (PT) Flávio Bolsonaro Liberal Party (PL) 51.79% 48.21% Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Espírito Santo Federal District Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins Winning vote share by state Lula Bolsonaro 50 60 70 50 60 70 Sources: Mapa das Eleições, Reuters Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS