Electoral authority declares Lula da Silva won a fourth term after vote count

Brazil's electoral authority on Monday declared that leftist outgoing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth non-consecutive term after defeating conservative candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.

The authority said in a statement after completing the count: "After 100% of the votes were counted, Lula won by a decisive lead that cannot be overturned."

The election was held on Sunday, and official results showed Lula received 51.76% of the votes versus 48.24% for Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.