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Presidential election in Brazil How Lula surprisingly defeated Bolsonaro's son Flávio Against all expectations, President Lula has clearly won the re-election. But his opponent Flávio Bolsonaro does not recognize the result. He fuels the hatred of his followers for the democratic system. 1/

spiegel.de(S+) Präsidentschaftswahl in Brasilien: Wie der 80-jährige Lula überraschend den Bolsonaro-Sohn Flávio besiegteEntgegen allen Erwartungen hat Präsident Lula die Wiederwahl klar gewonnen. Doch sein Widersacher Flávio Bolsonaro erkennt das Ergebnis nicht an. Er schürt den Hass seiner Anhänger auf das demokratisc...

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There was something in the air. The first thing you could feel was the change in mood in Leblon, the richest and most distinguished district of Rio de Janeiro, where for a few days suddenly armies of Lula supporters in red shirts have been veering for voters on every corner. 2/

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In Urca, the old soldiers' district on the Sugarloaf with its garrisons and military schools, Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the ultra-right ex-president and would-be putschist, a majority seemed certain. 3/

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But a few days before the election, young and old went through the streets like at the carnival and smashed at the top of their lungs »Lula-la«, the anthem of the Brazilian left. 4/

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The man they sang on Saturday morning stood on the bed of a pick-up in the middle of a red sea of humans that slowly pushed down the Copacabana. Like a young Pund, 80-year-old Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva jumped up and down to the rhythm of his campaign jingles. 5/