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Lula beats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidential election
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected to a fourth, nonconsecutive term in the nation's presidential election according to early results released Sunday evening. Why it matters: Lula's victory deals a setback to Brazil's right-wing populist movement and preserves a major counterweigh
What the coverage shows
Most outlets converge on Lula winning the runoff and frame it as a fourth-term or comeback victory over Flávio Bolsonaro. France 24 and South China Morning Post explicitly stress the comeback and provide vote shares, while Sky News says the result defied poll predictions and CNBC uniquely adds market reaction. BBC News is the outlier in this set, with headlines and extracts that focus on pre-election context and the runoff process rather than the result.
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