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Bolsonaro refuses to recognise Lula’s victory and says he will seek to annul the election

Mercopress26 October 2026, 04:26 UTCBrazil

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro announced on Sunday night that he does not recognise President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s presidential runoff and will seek to have it annulled, arguing that the extension of voting hours ordered by a Supreme Federal Court judge was irregular. Lula won with 51.78% of valid votes against 48.22%, a margin of some 4.4 million votes.

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