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Brazilian presidential election: Lula da Silva beats Jair Bolsonaro

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Lula da Silva won the Brazilian presidential election, slightly beating outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro.

According to reports, supporters of da Silva started celebrating on the streets.

While Lula received 50.83% of the valid votes, 49.17% voted for Bolsonaro, according to the results of 99% of the counted votes.

Bolsonaro had questioned the electronic voting system. Lula da Silva’s team also said the police prevented some of his supporters from voting.

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