Lula defeated Flavio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth presidential term in Brazil. The result defied polls but leaves him facing a conservative Congress and economic strain.

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday (Oct 25), the country's electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin America.