Bolsonaro's refusal to concede underscores ‘serious’ challenges to Brazil's democratic institutions

Home Americas To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 06:35 Issued on: 26/10/2026 - 14:53 Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr Pedro Perfeito da Silva, Latin American specialist at the University of Exeter. For Dr Perfeito da Silva, Lula's stunning success reflects the convergence of digital organizing, grassroots mobilization, targeted socioeconomic appeals and an effective effort to mobilise opposition to the Bolsonaro political project. As he explains, Lula assembled a coalition that "not only energized his supporters but also attracted voters from groups that had been somewhat skeptical of the government in the first round." Keywords for this article Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas