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Lula beats President Bolsonaro in Brazil election

In a stunning political comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's presidential election, defeating the incumbent, right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.
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