Brazil's Lula reelected president in runoff vote

What happened: Brazil's electoral authority said Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidential election in a runoff, defeating right-wing Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro. Why it matters: The result gives the leftist incumbent a fourth non-consecutive term after the runoff vote.

Brazil's electoral authority said Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidential election in a runoff, defeating right-wing Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro.

The result gives the leftist incumbent a fourth non-consecutive term after the runoff vote.