{"id":"9540bc68-b044-4e5a-b49d-97a366c72f9f","url":"https://www.livemint.com/news/world/brazil-elections-trailing-in-first-round-victory-in-the-second-how-lula-secured-a-fourth-term-with-whatsapps-help-11793085896329.html","domain":"livemint.com","outlet":{"name":"Mint","country":"IN","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"HT Media"},"title":"Brazil elections: Trailing in first round, victory in the second; how Lula secured a fourth term with WhatsApp's help","plainHeadline":"Lula wins fourth term after second-round victory aided by WhatsApp","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Lula da Silva won Brazil's election with 51.79% in the runoff.","He defeated right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth term.","A WhatsApp channel, Lula’s Army, helped mobilise supporters to boost turnout.","Turnout rose by about three million from the first round to the runoff.","Campaign tactics included pre-written messages and task assignments for supporters."],"topics":["Politics","Social Media","Economy"],"lang":"por","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T07:34:49.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-27T08:27:58.434Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dc6d5318-fe3e-4e6c-a2d1-4e02599ed3db","storyId":"dc6d5318-fe3e-4e6c-a2d1-4e02599ed3db","image":"https://www.livemint.com/lm-img/img/2026/10/27/1600x900/logo/Lula-Da-Silva_Whatsapp_1793086060789_N5sf_1793086060918_RWDj_8ac73651-e4da-4977-8424-fa8881800f7e_VCKd.jpg","author":"Swati Gandhi","dek":"Lula’s fourth-term victory over Flávio Bolsonaro followed a dramatic second-round comeback in Brazil. A WhatsApp channel, Lula’s Army, helped mobilise millions of supporters online, while a push to reach absentees and focus on economic concerns helped turn the contest around."}