Incumbent President Lula wins Brazil's runoff election

Brazil's incumbent President Lula da Silva has won in Sunday's presidential runoff election. The country's electoral authorities announced that left-wing president Lula defeated right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro.

Speaking in Sao Paulo, southern Brazil, Lula thanked the Brazilian people for their support in helping him overcome foreign interference in the election, stressing the need to strengthen regulation on digital platforms. Brazil's leftist administration will remain in power. Brazil has the largest economy and population in the region.