Lula wins Brazil re-election, overturning first-round defeat
Lula has won re-election as Brazil's president and turns 81 this week, capping a career that ran from factory floor to prison and back to power.
Lula wins fourth term with 51.79% facing right-wing Congress
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's run-off with 51.79% to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.21%, taking a fourth term as the defeated rival seeks to annul the vote.
Brazil reports record drop in Amazon deforestation before runoff
Brazil's Amazon deforestation fell 41.8% in the year to July 2026, the biggest drop since records began in 1988, ahead of the 25 October presidential run-off.