KABUL: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth term in office after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in the second round of the presidential election.
According to election results, Lula secured 51.8% of the vote against 48.2% for his rival. Bolsonaro has so far refused to concede defeat and has called for the election results to be annulled.
Lula is the first Brazilian presidential candidate since the restoration of democracy to win a runoff after trailing his opponent in the first round.