Incumbent Lula is declared winner of Brazil's election as Bolsonaro rejects results

PBS NewsHour26 October 2026, 13:19 UTCBrazil

Bolsonaro quickly refused to concede defeat and asked for the election results to be annulled after an evening of chaos at some polling places that followed a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours.

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