Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has staged a historic political comeback, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth term.
But Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, is challenging the result, while financial markets have reacted sharply to Lula's victory.
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