(São Paulo, October 25, 2026) – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has been reelected as Brazil ’s president, should use his new term to tackle chronic human rights problems, Human Rights Watch said today.

President Lula defeated the Liberal Party candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, in a runoff election on October 25, 2026, official results from the Superior Electoral Court show. Lula received 51.7 percent of the vote, while Bolsonaro received 48.2 percent, with 99.9 percent of the ballots counted, according to the Superior Electoral Court.

“During his current term, President Lula has supported democratic institutions and made important progress on protecting forest and local communities who depend on it for their survival, but had a mixed record in other areas,” said César Muñoz , Brazil director at Human Rights Watch.…