Lula Wins With 50.9% of the Vote to Bolsonaro's 49.1%

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It's the first time that an incumbent has failed to win reelection. It also offers relief to Brazilians concerned about Bolsonaro's assaults on democracy. Lula said in his victory speech, we're telling the world Brazil is back. The selection really was about which candidate voters disliked the least.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, has won again. Even if President Jair Bolsonaro gracefully concedes, his followers and fellow party members will make Lula’s hard job harder. We ask why California’s green-tinged Democratic governor is against a progressive ballot initiative on electric vehicles. And our say on the bread of the day of the dead. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer