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  "id": 16630416,
  "title": "Lula celebrates election win as Brazil’s markets tumble",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lula-celebrates-election-win-as-brazils-markets-tumble",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/27/lula-celebrates-election-win-as-brazil-s-markets-tumble"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva secured a remarkable victory in the presidential runoff election, receiving 51.8% of the vote compared to his challenger Jair Bolsonaro's 48.2%. The leftist incumbent, who turns 81 on Tuesday, pulled off an improbable win and will serve an unprecedented fourth term. Markets reacted negatively to the shock result, leading to a 30-minute trading suspension on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange. World leaders, except for US President Donald Trump, congratulated Lula on his election win, with congratulations pouring in from both sides of the political divide. Lula secured record support, winning over 64.2 million votes, and overturned his first-round defeat in the key bellwether state of Minas Gerais. Despite Bolsonaro's father serving a 27-year jail term for attempting a coup, Flavio Bolsonaro refused to concede the election, demanding an annulment of the results. Trump has not yet commented on the election outcome.",
  "summary": "Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won with 51.8% of the vote, while the Ibovespa index plunged, triggering a 30-minute trading suspension on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.",
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        "title": "Brazil's markets set for sharp sell-off after Lula's reelection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/brazils-markets-set-for-sharp-sell-off-after-lulas-reelection",
        "published": "2026-10-26T11:27:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Brazil’s markets set to tumble as investors bet Lula will add to fiscal pain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/brazils-markets-set-to-tumble-as-investors-bet-lula-will-add-to",
        "published": "2026-10-26T12:21:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Trading on Brazil’s stock exchange halted following Lula reelection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trading-on-brazils-stock-exchange-halted-following-lula-reelection",
        "published": "2026-10-26T13:30:13.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Brazil stocks, real tumble as Lula’s re-election ends bullish run",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/brazil-stocks-real-tumble-as-lulas-re-election-ends-bullish-run",
        "published": "2026-10-26T14:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times Business",
        "title": "Trading on Brazil's stock exchange halted following Lula reelection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trading-on-brazils-stock-exchange-halted-following-lula-reelection-16615896",
        "published": "2026-10-26T14:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Brazil heads back to the future as Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to recognize Lula win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/brazil-heads-back-to-the-future-as-flavio-bolsonaro-refuses-to",
        "published": "2026-10-26T16:42:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Brazil stocks and real post historic losses after Lula's surprise win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/brazil-stocks-and-real-post-historic-losses-after-lulas-surprise-win",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:10:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Lula wins Brazil runoff after prediction markets favored Bolsonaro",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lula-wins-brazil-runoff-after-prediction-markets-favored-bolsonaro",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:29:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}