India, Oct. 27 -- When the results of the first round of Brazil's presidential elections were declared earlier this month, almost everyone thought it was finally curtains for Lula da Silva, the country's 81-year-old left-leaning charismatic leader. He trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro by about two percentage points. It looked like 2026 would be the first election since 2002 when Lula was on the ticket and lost . History will have to wait because it has been rewritten. On Monday, Lula joined an elite club of leaders who have bounced back to win a run-off after trailing in the first round. He will have the presidency, although with a more challenging legislative environment. What really explains Lula's pol...