Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, has staged a dramatic election fightback, defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, to claim a historic fourth term in power. With nearly 99 per cent of votes counted this morning, the 80-year-old leftist received 51.75 per cent of the vote to his 45-year-old rival’s 48.25 per cent. Lula ...
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