Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Presidential election of Brazil

Lula da Silva has won the presidental election of Brazil, the largest country in Latin America. He has defeated the incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula belongs to the Left Workers’ Party. According to the New York Times report, he will take office on January 1, 2023, until then Bolsonaro’s will remain caretaker president.

The second round of voting for the presidential election took place on 30 October. Lula da Silva got 50.90%, while Bolsonaro got 49.10% of the vote. According to the Brazilian constitution, a candidate must secure at least 50% of the vote to win an election. In the first round of voting held last month, Lula got 48.4%, while Bolsonaro got 43.23% of the vote.

Lula da Silva, 77, campaigned to end corruption in the election field. He said that corruption increased during Bolsonaro’s era.

This year Lula was running for the presidential election for the 6th time, in which he won. He had contested elections for the first time in 1989. This will be the third time that Lula will take the presidency. Prior to this, he was elected President twice between 2003 and 2010.