Lula’s win in Brazil bucks a regional shift to the right and denies Trump a powerful ally

Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.8% of the vote in Sunday's runoff election. Lula’s win over Bolsonaro interrupts a string of victories for right-wing candidates in Latin America that saw Trump acquire allies in Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru.