Brazil heads back to the future as Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to recognize Lula win

Straits Times26 October 2026, 07:10 UTCBrazil

SAO PAULO, Oct 26 - Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has followed his imprisoned father's lead by refusing to concede defeat to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won a historic fourth term in Sunday's presidential election.

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