Brazil's Lula wins historic fourth term

It's a big comeback for Brazil's President Lula. The 80-year-old political veteran has been re-elected for a fourth non-consecutive term, defying the odds. The leftist leader had previously suffered a first-round defeat to right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro at the start of this month. In his victory speech, hoarse from heavy campaigning, the Brazilian president promised to uphold democratic values and work for every citizen. I want to thank the Brazilian people, and thank the generosity of the Brazilian youth in this second round who took to the streets to defend democracy. I want to say that when you win an election, you no longer have an adversary. I have to govern for 215 million people. His victory came after a chaotic end to voting. A last minute intervention by the Supreme Court allowed polls to remain open an extra two hours. It caused lots of confusion as some polling stations had already closed and turned off the voting machines, which could not be turned back on. Lula's opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest, is refusing to concede. He says the extended opening hours were unprecedented, even though he and Lula both asked for the extra time. It is impossible to recognize the election results in the context of how it all unfolded. We will take the risk of asking to annul these elections. Cities across the South American country erupted in celebration at Lula's victory. It bucks the recent trend of neighboring countries turning to the right and aligning with U.S. President Trump that Lula has been a big critic of.