São PauloFlávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede a 4.4 million-vote loss.
The US and Argentina withheld congratulations that five right-leaning South American governments sent.
Bolsonaro says a Supreme Court order extending voting by two hours invalidated the 51.79% result.
Lula’s Workers’ Party says right-run cities skipped court-ordered free buses that carry poorer voters.
Lula is inaugurated on 5 January 2027 before an opposition-controlled Congress.
How each outlet framed it
- Latin America Reports
- Contracorriente
- reports Lula's 51.79% margin against the polls, quoting Lula's "la mentira y del negacionismo" framing
- InSight Crime
- links Lula's fourth term to organized crime: PCC and CV laundering through fintech, and an opposition-controlled Congress limiting security policy
Sources: InSight Crime, Latin America Reports, Contracorriente