Lula defeats pro-Israel Bolsonaro, dealing Trump a major Latin American blow

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Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who received 48.2%. The result is presented as a major setback for the Trump administration in Latin America.

TEHRAN — Brazilians re-elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, October 25, giving the 80-year-old leftist a fourth term and the Trump administration its most consequential defeat in the Western Hemisphere. Lula took 51.8 percent to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.2, a lead of more than 4 million votes, three weeks after trailing by 2.2 million. No one had ever won Brazil’s presidency after finishing second in the first round.