Jair Bolsonaro has so far remained silent, with the politician reportedly going straight to bed after he saw that veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silver had beaten him in the presidential election.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva supporters were already breaking out the flares and crying with joy, while backers of Jair Bolsonaro dropped to their knees in Brazil's capital, praying for an election miracle.
Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will return to power in Brazil for the third time after defeating incumbent head of State Jair Bolsonaro in the ballot by a very narrow margin, reflecting a huge division in the South American giant.
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