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- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected as the new President of Brazil.He defeated the incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in a close contest.
- Lula da Silva got 50.83 percent of the vote, while her rival Bolsonaro got 49.17 percent of the vote.
- Lula da Silva, 76, focused her campaign on Bolsonaro’s ouster and highlighted her past achievements throughout her campaign.
- Lula became Brazil’s first working class president in 2002 but stepped down in 2010 after two terms.
