{"id":"6173b1fb-7a8c-415d-a7ab-c4f6039680ff","url":"https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372167/lula-secures-surprise-win-retain-brazil-presidency","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Lula secures surprise win to retain Brazil presidency","plainHeadline":"Lula wins Brazil presidency with 51.8% in runoff","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Lula da Silva secured a fourth term after a surprise runoff win.","Final tallies show Lula 51.8% to Flavio Bolsonaro 48.2%.","The result extends Lula's presidency and deepens Brazil's ties with China.","The election featured clashes with the United States during Lula's tenure.","Lula is the first to win the presidency after losing the first round since Brazil..."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T09:07:52.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-26T09:26:02.855Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dc6d5318-fe3e-4e6c-a2d1-4e02599ed3db","storyId":"dc6d5318-fe3e-4e6c-a2d1-4e02599ed3db","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/26/2651612d-9ecc-4b44-941b-f2c4c5d0268f_554867a5.jpg?itok=vwliXoIw&v=1793005660","author":"Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma","dek":"Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva staged a surprise comeback to secure a fourth term in office, extending a presidency that has overseen deepening ties with China and sporadic clashes with the United States."}