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The president-elect calls his political comeback a \u201cvictory of democracy<\/p>\n
Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has clinched victory over his right-wing rival Jair Bolsonaro in a tightly contested second round of Brazilian election on Sunday. The country\u2019s election authority announced Lula\u2019s victory with 50,90% of the vote to Bolsonaro\u2019s 49.10%.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t a victory of mine or the Workers\u2019 Party\u2026 It\u2019s the victory of a democratic movement that formed above political parties, personal interests and ideologies so that democracy came out victorious,\u201d Lula told a cheering crowd of supporters in Sao Paulo on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
The president-elect acknowledged that following such a tight race a challenge to his future mandate will be \u201cimmense,\u201d and stressed that \u201cit is necessary to rebuild the very soul of this country, recover generosity, solidarity, respect for differences and love for others.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lula, who is set to take office on 1 January 2023, promised to be a president for all 215 millions of Brazilians, not just those who voted for him. \u201cThere are no two Brazils. We are one country, one people \u2013 a great nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bolsonaro has yet to publicly concede his defeat. The incumbent repeatedly warned during his campaing that he will contest the results if he loses by a small margin, calling into question the reliability of Brazil\u2019s electronic voting system.<\/p>\n
After polls closed nationwide at 5pm local time (8pm GMT), initial results showed Bolsonaro ahead. However, just as in the first round of voting his lead eventually narrowed as more votes from da Silva\u2019s strongholds were counted. In the first round on October 2, da Silva received over 48% of the vote, which was not enough to claim immediate victory.<\/p>\n
Lula da Silva, who represents Brazil\u2019s Workers\u2019 Party, has focused his campaign on overcoming social inequality and alleviating poverty. Among the measures he proposes are raising taxes on the rich, widening the social safety net, and increasing the minimum wage<\/p>\n
Bolsonaro\u2019s campaign slogan has been \u2018God, family, homeland, and liberty\u2019. His vision of Brazil\u2019s future includes privatizing the country\u2019s state-owned oil company, opening the Amazon region to more mining, and easing gun regulations.<\/p>\n
In the run-up to the showdown, the rivals repeatedly traded insults during campaign events. In a televised debate on October 17, Lula called Bolsonaro a \u201ctiny little dictator\u201d and pledged to defend freedom and democracy. The incumbent fired back, calling Lula \u201ca national embarrassment,\u201d due to the corruption scandals that took place when Lula\u2019s Workers\u2019 Party (PT) was in power.<\/p>\n
Lula, who governed Brazil from 2003 to 2010, was barred from running for president in 2018 after being jailed on corruption charges that were later overturned.<\/p>\n
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