Brazil elections: Voters choosing between Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Flávio Bolsonaro is challenging the results of the Brazilian election, which saw Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva win with 51.79% of the vote. Bolsonaro's legal team intends to request an annulment based on claims that voting rule changes unfairly impacted the outcome.
Why it matters
The challenge to election results in a major democracy like Brazil has significant implications for political stability and institutional trust in Latin America.
Vanessa Buschschlüter Latin America and Caribbean editor
Flávio Bolsonaro had been expecting a victory tonight. His reaction to his election loss has been to question the result.
He said it was "impossible to recognise" even though with all of the results now in, he is trailing with 48.21% compared to Lula's 51.79%.
He is calling for an annulment of the election, and the reason he is giving is that "the rules of the game were changed".
What he is referring to is the decision by the Supreme Court to extend voting by two hours.
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