As Bolsanaro remains mum on election loss, protests in Brazil hit high gear
Supporters of defeated president block hundreds of highways across nation, prompting police to fire tear gas to disperse masses
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Supporters of defeated president block hundreds of highways across nation, prompting police to fire tear gas to disperse masses
The results are in for Brazil's presidential election, which has drawn serious international attention. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, won the contest with 50.9% of the vote, to incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro's 49.1%,...
Brazil's electoral authority said Sunday that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker's Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country's next president. With 98.8% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.8%...
Da Silva — the country’s former president from 2003-2010 — has promised to restore the country’s more prosperous past.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected head of Brazil with 50.84%, according to official results from more than 99% of the votes on Sunday October 30, ahead of the outgoing head of state…