00:0026th October. Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva made history by becoming the first
00:07president to win Brazil elections for the fourth time.
00:22However, the elections ended, the political war didn't. Lula actually lost the first round of
00:28voting but still managed to win the elections and the last time this happened was in 1985
00:34where the first round of defeat was overturned. This time, how did it happen? Let me explain that.
00:40Just after the first round of voting, youngsters, mostly students in Brazil,
00:44began protesting against Bolsonaro's family, against them returning to power. Remember,
00:50Jair Bolsonaro, the father of Flavio Bolsonaro, was imprisoned because Brazil's Supreme Court
00:55convicted him of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 presidential elections to
01:01Lula. Prosecutors argued that Bolsonaro and his allies plan to prevent Lula from taking oath,
01:08including through a coup and plans to assassinate Lula and other officials. He was sentenced to 27
01:14years and three months in prison in September 2025. Interestingly, the father faced conviction for
01:20trying to reverse an election loss. His son has now disputed the outcome of his presidential race
01:26against Lula. Young supporters, therefore, and influencers use their online reach to organize
01:31demonstrations to promote Lula and persuade undecided voters. A WhatsApp group is said to have been
01:38really the game changer in his campaign. A WhatsApp channel led by Congressman Andres
01:44also grew about 11 million followers and supporters posted videos with viral hashtags with political
01:51messaging, all of which worked in favor of Lula. This helped to renew voters who didn't vote earlier
01:58to vote for the second time. It changed the entire scenario, flipped the elections and therefore Lula won
02:04with 51.79% of the vote, defeating Bolsonaro's 48.21%. Lula, in his victory speech, therefore thanked
02:13the young voters for their support.
02:15But I wanted to thank the Brazilian people for the generosity that they have with me for a long time.
02:25And in this
02:26second turn, I wanted to thank the generosity of the Brazilian youth who went to the street to defend democracy.
02:39Flavio, however, didn't accept the defeat. He's called the elections rigged. Even Donald Trump, who backed
02:45Bolsonaro, supported his argument. But there's no evidence whatsoever.
02:50It looked terrible to me. I thought it was a terrible look and I didn't take sides, but it looked
02:55like
02:56another rigged election, frankly. But what is Bolsonaro's allegation here? He claims that the Supreme
03:01Court's order for two hours extended voting time is the reason for his defeat and therefore has demanded an
03:07enormant of the result. This argument, however, didn't stand a chance because his own party reportedly
03:12demanded extra voting time due to heavy rains in Brazil's conservative-leaning South.
03:18Also, according to a few international publications, including Reuters, fewer than 35,000 votes were cast
03:24during that span, which is approximately 0.03% of the total vote. So there's no way that could have
03:30swung it. Lula won the elections with a margin of 4 million votes. This proves that this was the
03:36essentially a dead argument by Bolsonaro. The family has now fled. They've moved to America.
03:42Brazil's election has determined a winner. The political struggle continues. A contest of the
03:47outcome. The true challenge now is if the nation's institutions can maintain public trust in its
03:53democratic system.
