Brazil’s far-right, homophobic president Jair Bolsonaro has been defeated by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential election.
In one of the most significant and divisive elections in the country’s history, Silva – who originally served as president from 2003 to 2010 – secured 50.9% of the vote, while Bolsonaro received 49.10%.
Following his victory, the 77-year-old said Brazil is going to “live new times of peace, love and hope”. Silva wasn’t permitted to stand in the 2018 election after being found guilty of corruption charges.
After spending 580 days in jail, his conviction was annulled. “I will govern for 215m Brazilians … and not just for those who voted for me,” he said in his speech to applause. “There are not two Brazils.