In a Sunday election runoff, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva defeated president Jair Bolsonaro, capping a spectacular comeback for the leftist and the fall of Brazil's most right-wing administration in decades.

Brazil: Lula defeats Bolsonaro by narrow margin to win presidential election

After emerging from poverty to become a president adored by Brazil's working class, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plunged into shame in a corruption scandal that tore the counter apart.

Brazil elections: Lula all set to make comeback to lead Latin America's largest economy 

Will Brazil elections decide Amazon's fate? Presidential candidate Lula promises to conserve the Amazon. Amazon forests are at risk due to large-scale deforestation.

WION Climate Tracker: Brazil elections to decide Amazon's fate? Lula promises to conserve the Amazon

Less than two weeks from the run-off elections to decide Brazil's next president, the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are mathematically tied, said a new poll published on Wednesday (October 19).

Brazil elections: Lula and Bolsonaro are statistically tied, says poll

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva exchanged jabs and insults as they faced off in the first head-to-head debate. The debate took place with Brazil's presidential runoff elections two weeks away.

'King of fake news': Barbs and insults colour Bolsonaro, Lula's first debate face-off

Uncertainty in Brazil, which will hold its Presidential elections on October 30th. Incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro is now in the fight of his political life with former President Lula de Silva.

Brazil Presidential runoff: Will the country see a smooth power transition?

Brazil will see a second round run-off between Jair Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva. Brazil's opinion polls got it horribly wrong when they predicted Lula had a giant lead over Bolsonaro in the presidential elections. Molly Gambhir tells you about the latest developments.

WION Fineprint | Brazil's Lula and Bolsonaro to face each other in election run-off

The build-up to the upcoming Brazilian elections has been quite heated till now and it got worse as a supporter of president Jair Bolsonaro stabbed to death an opposition supporter.

Brazilian elections turn violent as Bolsonaro fan stabs Lula supporter

Lula, whose corruption convictions were overturned by a Supreme Court justice on Monday allowing him to return to political office, said he had not decided whether to run in next years election.

'Many deaths could have been avoided', Lula takes aim at Bolsonaro

Brazil's Ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been cleared of corruption charges by a Supreme Court judge. This has now cleared a path of a possible run in next year's presidential election.

Brazil: Supreme Court judges clears Lula of corruption charges

Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been cleared of corruption by a Supreme Court judge, opening the path to a possible run for the presidency in 2022.

Brazil Supreme Court judge clears ex-president Lula of corruption charges

Brazil's left-wing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his followers to continue "the fight" Sunday evening at his first major rally since his release from prison a week ago.

Brazil's recently freed former president Lula urges supporters to continue 'the fight'

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro asked his supporters Saturday "not to give ammunition to the scoundrel," the day after popular leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail.

Bolsonaro asks Brazilians 'not to give ammunition' to Lula

Leaked personal messages published on Saturday by a news website show the judge who led the corruption trial that jailed former Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva advised prosecutors to influence public opinion against the leftist leader.

Brazil: Leaked chats appear to show judge advised prosecutors in President Lula's case

The three-judge panel sitting in the southern city of Porto Alegre unanimously ruled that his original 9.5-year jail sentence be extended to more than 12 years

Brazil's Lula loses appeal against corruption conviction

The judge found?Lula guilty of accepting 3.7 million reais ($1.2 million) worth of bribes from engineering firm OAS SA, the amount of money prosecutors said the company spent refurbishing a beach apartment for Lula in return for his help winning contracts with state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro

Ex-Brazil President Lula convicted on graft charges, sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail

The scandal involving Michel Temer continues the sorry saga of presidential misdeeds in Brazil

Brazil's love affair with corruption continues

Former President Lula is already a defendant in three criminal probes linked to the so-called Car Wash investigation

Brazil Federal Police ask prosecutors to charge Lula for more crimes: Media

Lula is alleged to have been at the centre of a scandal accusing politicians and executives of embezzling from oil company Petrobras

Former Brazilian president to stand trial for obstruction of justice

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