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World · 8 d ago

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Bolsonaro's party accepts Brazil election result after Trump calls vote 'rigged'

Valdemar Costa Neto, leader of the Liberal Party, said Monday it recognizes Lula's victory, though the issues raised should be clarified. Flavio Bolsonaro has yet to formally concede.

Lula

64.25M

Bolsonaro

59.83M

Lula won more than 64.25 million votes to 59.83 million for Bolsonaro, a margin of more than 4.4 million.

"It looked like another rigged election, frankly."

— US President Donald Trump

What we know

  • Extension added about 35,000 votes
  • Lula's margin is over 4.4 million votes

Not yet

  • If Bolsonaro will pursue annulment

An analysis found the two-hour extension of voting added about 35,000 votes, and it is unclear whether Bolsonaro will pursue his challenge.