Lula secures an unprecedented fourth term, Brazil remains on the left

Outgoing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who will soon be 81 years old, was re-elected on Sunday for an unprecedented fourth term, defeating his conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro in the largest country in Latin America.<\/p>

The leftist leader garnered 51.76% of the votes after a nearly complete count, compared to 48.24% for the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, according to the electoral court.<\/p>