Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters outside a polling station after voting during the presidential runoff election in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on Sunday. | REUTERS

Sao Paulo – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, the country’s electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of rightwing election victories across Latin America.

Lula, an icon of the global left and the most dominant force in Brazilian politics this century, defeated Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.…