India, Oct. 26 -- Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday refused to accept President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory in the country's presidential election, saying he would seek to annul the results over a controversial extension of voting hours.

"It is impossible to recognise the results. I am going to request the annulment of these elections," Flavio Bolsonaro said in a brief speech in Brasilia, describing the decision to extend voting hours as "unacceptable" and a "dirty trick", according to AFP.

Lula secured an unprecedented fourth presidential term, winning 51.8% of the vote against 48.2% for Bolsonaro, according to official results. The margin amounted to nearly 4.4 million votes.

The election was marked ...