Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will win the country's presidential election, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a runoff to secure a fourth non-consecutive term.The electoral court confirmed Lula's win, as did leading pollster Datafolha.With just over 78 per cent of ballots counted, Lula led Senator Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, with 51.21 per cent to Senator Bolsonaro's 48.79 per cent.It was a chaotic day for voters in the presidential election.Polls were initially set to close at 5pm, local time, but were extended by two hours after Supreme Justice Cristiano Zanin accepted a request by Lula's campaign to extend voting, pointing to public transportation issues in three cities in the state of Bahia.Lula started strongly, and although Senator Bolsonaro overtook him, Lula retook the lead with about half of the votes counted around 8:30 pm local time.AP/Reuters
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