According to official figures, Brazil’s incumbent president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has won the second round of the presidential election, which took place on 25 October. The founder of the left-wing Workers’ Party, who will turn 81 on 27 October, is likely to take up the presidency for the fourth time.
Lula secured 51.8 per cent of the vote, whilst his rival – Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro – received 48.2 per cent. The margin between the candidates exceeded four million votes.