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Evidence: resolved ·
Fact Lock: locked ·
QA: pass
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won reelection as president of Brazil, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, whom supplied reporting described as a right-wing or conservative challenger.
The result was reported by Deutsche Welle, Handelsblatt and the Times of India. Handelsblatt described the contest as a runoff and reported that Lula won the presidency for a fourth time.
According to Handelsblatt, Flávio Bolsonaro did not recognize the reported defeat and sought to challenge or annul the election result. The publication said he cited extended opening hours at polling stations as the basis for the challenge.
The supplied sources provide no vote totals or margin of victory, and they do not establish official certification of the result. The reported basis and legal status of the annulment effort are supported only by Handelsblatt in the available material.