Brazil’s Lula Wins Reelection, Bolsonaro Challenges Result; Candidates Rally in Tight Michigan Senate Race | NTD Good Morning (Oct. 26)

Progressive President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection in Brazil’s presidential runoff, defeating conservative Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, the country’s electoral authority said on Sunday. Bolsonaro said late Sunday that he would call for the election results to be annulled over last-minute rule changes.

In the final 10-day stretch before election day, rapper Nicki Minaj joined President Donald Trump in Michigan to boost Republican Mike Rogers in his tight race for the U.S. Senate. His opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, rallied with former President Barack Obama.

French authorities say more than 1,300 people have been arrested during a weekend of protests and riots across the country. France’s Interior Ministry says authorities responded to 75 fires, and 24 shops were looted during Saturday’s unrest. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez blamed ultra-left and radical far-left groups for trying to cause disorder as demonstrations dispersed. More than a month of unrest, which began with protests in high schools over more funding and teachers, is testing French President Emmanuel Macron’s authority in the final months of his presidency.