LULA WINS BRAZIL: President Takes Historic Fourth Term With 51.76% in Runoff

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff, capping a comeback after trailing in the first round — while Bolsonaro refuses to concede and vows a legal fight.

BRASÍLIA — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won reelection, beating Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff with 51.76% of the vote — a historic fourth term.

It caps a stunning comeback after Lula trailed in the first round, and bucks a rightward wave across Latin America that many expected to carry Bolsonaro into office.

Bolsonaro is refusing to accept the result and vowing a legal challenge, setting up a tense transition in Latin America's largest country.