A bearded and bespectacled Lula supporter raises his arms to make the sign of a heart as he gives a broad smile. He is pictured in front of many other Lula supporters celebrating his victory. Image source, Reuters
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Lula's supporters mobilised en masse despite polls pointing to a defeat for the incumbent

ByJulia Braun, Rute Pina and Luiz Fernando Toledo, BBC News Brasil, Reporting fromLondon & São Paulo
  • Published44 minutes ago

A WhatsApp channel created to support Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election campaign is being credited by allies with helping deliver one of the most unlikely comebacks in recent Brazilian politics.

Brazil's left-wing president had been trailing right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, but managed to turn the race around in just three weeks.