Former Brazilian president, Luiz ‘Lula’ da Silva, has defeated Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent leader, in the country’s presidential elections.
In the fiercely contested election, the former two-term president got 50.9 percent of the votes compared to 49.1 percent for Bolsonaro.
The results spell a change in Brazil’s political administration from right wing to the left wing.
Da Silva was announced the winner on Sunday.
He was jailed and banned from running for office in 2018 after been found guilty of receiving a bribe from a Brazilian construction firm for contracts with the country’s oil company.
Da Silva spent 580 days in jail before his conviction was annulled and he returned to the political fray.
“They tried to bury me alive and here I am,” he said in his victory speech.
Following his victory, world leaders have been congratulating the 77-year-old politician.