Lula da Silva says next term will be "to do double of what we have done" on workload

Brazilians voted Sunday in a presidential election that pitted incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a Trump ally and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt. After casting his ballot, Lula told journalists that another term would require a substantially heavier workload, and he expressed confidence in winning outright. With no candidate securing more than half the vote, the contest advanced to an Oct. 25 runoff between the two. Lula has voiced concern about possible U.S. involvement in the election after the Trump administration imposed tariffs, revoked an ambassador’s visa and sanctioned a Supreme Court justice. He also faces voter worries over living costs and a corruption scandal. The runoff will determine leadership of Latin America’s largest economy amid a regional shift toward the right.