Guwahati, Oct. 26 -- Brazil's veteran left-wing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won a fourth presidential election victory, defeating right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro after a closely contested campaign that exposed the country's deep political divisions.

Lula previously served two consecutive terms from January 2003 to December 2010 before returning to office in January 2023. His latest victory comes despite an initial setback in the first round of voting on October 4, when Bolsonaro secured a larger share of the vote, leading many observers to question whether Lula could reverse the outcome in the three weeks before the run-off.

The result also sets Brazil apart from a wider political shift across Latin America, where voters have...