First Thing: Brazil re-elects Lula in comeback rebuke for Bolsonaro and far right
Summary
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election, while Bolsonaro sought to have the result annulled. The article also reports Israeli forces sealing off parts of Hebron and displacing residents, and Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola sustaining minor injuries in a car crash.Key Facts
- Lula won Brazil’s presidential election, which the article describes as his fourth term.
- Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede and cited extended voting hours in seeking to annul the result.
- The article says international leaders were recognizing Lula’s victory.
- Israeli forces sealed off Hebron after a gun attack at a military checkpoint that killed two Israeli soldiers.
- Hebron’s municipality said 370 families, nearly 2,000 people, had been displaced; the Israeli army said residents left voluntarily.
- Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola suffered minor injuries in a car crash while traveling to a campaign stop.
- Peltola’s family and the occupant of the other vehicle were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The Justice Department defended a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses.
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