Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
The gist
Brazil's left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection with 51.8% to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.2%.
His win bucks a regional rightward trend, and Bolsonaro is refusing to concede.
How it unfolded
- 2018 -03Lula was jailed after being convicted; he was released after 580 days, and Brazil's Supreme Court annulled his sentence after police found messages showing the judge who convicted him was biased.
- 2022Lula narrowly beat Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.
- Jan 8, 2023Jair Bolsonaro attempted a coup, according to the material's account.