Lula wins in Brazil with 51.78 percent of vote
The difference was 3.56 percentage points, with more than four million votes separating the candidates.
Brazil's presidential runoff ended with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva first at 51.78 percent. Flávio Bolsonaro received 48.22 percent. The difference is 3.56 percentage points in Lula's favor. Coverage characterizes the outcome as an unprecedented comeback in Brazilian electoral history. The published percentages total the two stated shares.
The count gave Lula 64,241,049 votes and Bolsonaro 59,818,719. Subtracting the totals yields 4,422,330, specifying the gap beyond percentages. The margin therefore exceeds four million votes but does not reach five million. The outcome can be read through complementary measures: vote share and ballots separating the candidates.
The victory also has an institutional consequence: Lula will govern Brazil for a fourth time. The text describes him as left-wing and says he is 80. Reference to a fourth presidency, age and political orientation completes the profile of the winner offered in the account.
Separately, Cuba owes Brazil $676 million tied to credits for constructing the Port of Mariel. Defaults date to May 2018. The amount concerns financing for the port project, not votes or the presidential result. The information therefore combines two distinct issues: Brazil's election outcome and a Cuban financial obligation to Brazil associated with Mariel.