Home > Lula wins Brazil's bitter presidential vote, Bolsonaro silent

News
Lula wins Brazil's bitter presidential vote, Bolsonaro silent

Description

"Brazil is my priority! The people are my cause!" shouts Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after narrowly winning a divisive runoff election Sunday, capping a remarkable political comeback by defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro -- who has yet to accept defeat. The victory marks a stunning turnaround for the charismatic but tarnished leftist heavyweight, who left office in 2010 as the most popular president in Brazilian history, fell into disgrace when he was imprisoned for 18 months on since-quashed corruption charges, and now returns for an unprecedented third term at age 77.

Added on the 31/10/2022 16:18:11 - Copyright : AFP EN

To customise your video :

Generic export code

More videos on the subject

Bolsonaro voters pray as rival Lula wins Brazil presidential runoff

Supporters of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro cry and pray as Brazil's veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president by a hair's breadth, beating the incumbent in a down-to-the-wire poll that split the country in two. IMAGES

31/10/2022 - AFPTV - First images
Bolsonaro supporters pack up huge banner after Lula wins runoff

Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro pack up a giant banner that reads "Bolsonaro 2022" outside Congress in Brasilia, after their candidate lost the presidential runoff to veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula emerged victorious with 50.83 percent of the vote to 49.17 percent for Bolsonaro, according to election authorities. IMAGES

31/10/2022 - AFPTV - First images
Lula supporters celebrate as candidate gets in front of Bolsonaro in Brazil presidential election

Supporters of veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrate as he gets in front of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro with more than 70% of the polling stations reporting in Brazil's down-to-the-wire presidential runoff election. IMAGES

30/10/2022 - AFPTV - First images
Brazil: presidential candidates Bolsonaro and Lula arrive on stage before final debate

Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrive on stage to face off in a final debate, two days from Brazil's divisive, down-to-the-wire presidential runoff election. IMAGES

29/10/2022 - AFPTV - First images
Brazil's Lula meets with cabinet members at presidential palace

Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with members of cabinet at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia after supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro unleashed scenes of chaos in the capital. IMAGES

09/01/2023 - AFPTV - First images
Sao Paulo residents vote in Brazil's Bolsonaro-Lula showdown

Sao Paulo residents choose between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist arch-rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a presidential election seen as too close to call. IMAGES

30/10/2022 - AFPTV - First images