How Lula beat far-right Bolsonaro in Brazil – The Latest

Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term as president, defeating the far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in a dramatic comeback. Lula is the first candidate to win a runoff election after losing in the first round, taking victory with 51.79% of the vote to his rival’s 48.21%. His win bucks a regional trend, after the son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro had spearheaded a radical populist movement. But with Flávio Bolsonaro refusing to concede defeat, what’s next for Brazil? Michael Safi speaks to Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips – <a href="youtube.com/watch?v=UPZEVVk8f9k"; rel="nofollow">watch on YouTube</a>. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.c…;