Country:FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL.

Lula da Silva has won the Brazil election for the fourth time. In the runoff on 25 October 2026, the Workers’ Party candidate and incumbent president took 51.79% of the valid vote. As a result, he finished about 3.6 points ahead of his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro. Moreover, Brasil de Fato reports that he is the first president in Brazil’s history to turn an election around in the second round. Indeed, this Lula da Silva Brazil election win shows the strength of a people-powered movement.

Lula da Silva had won the presidency three times before, in 2002, 2006 and 2022. During those terms, his social welfare programmes lifted millions of Brazilians out of poverty. He is also remembered for efforts to shorten the maximum workweek and to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation. Furthermore, this victory rewards a record that puts working families first. Therefore, Brazilians have backed a model that fights hunger and defends the forest at the same time.

Foreign policy remains a consistent priority for Lula da Silva, who has long strengthened cooperation with nations of the Global South. First, Brazil became a founding member of BRICS during his presidency. In addition, the re-elected president stays committed to those principles. Immediately after the results, he reaffirmed his dedication to an independent foreign policy and to engaging with other nations on the basis of equality. As Brasil 247 notes, he defended Brazil’s geopolitical autonomy and said the country will not be anyone’s backyard. For Africa and the wider Global South, that message offers a partner committed to fairness, not dependency.

Our country refuses to be anyone’s backyard
— the president declared in his victory speech, adding that Brazil has no intention of “kowtowing to the United States.”