It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.

President Donald Trump escalated attacks against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans seek to hold the Senate, while legal fights over disputed ballots in California and Alaska raise fresh questions about election administration.

The career and political history of almost 81-year-old Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of the former president—in the runoff election.

Serbia's longtime nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat Sunday in snap parliamentary elections to a student-led opposition movement.

(Photo: People attend the voting at a polling station during the Brazilian presidential runoff election, on the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil on October 25, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Diego Herculano)

Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Trump ally Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s second-round vote.

Regional and global leaders congratulated Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after he defeated opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.

Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely fought election. Find out more

Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president

President Trump and former President Obama campaign in Michigan as Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers compete in a closely watched Senate race.

Long-serving President Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat against a student-led opposition movement.