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Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential election. After a tight race between the two candidates, Lula narrowly won the election after securing 50.9% of the vote and he will be sworn in on 1 January 2023.