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Comeback kid: How did Brazil's veteran leader Lula upset Bolsonaro?

Published October 26, 2026 3:22 pm • Updated October 27, 2026 5:35 am •
Comeback kid: How did Brazil's veteran leader Lula upset Bolsonaro?
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Just two days shy of his 81st birthday, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has emerged as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula has become the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential run-off after trailing in the first round. How did the Workers'…

Just two days shy of his 81st birthday, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has emerged as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula has become the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential run-off after trailing in the first round. How did the Workers'…

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