Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, has staged a dramatic election fightback, defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, to claim a historic fourth term in power.

Polls were originally due to close at 17.00BRT, 20.00GMT, but voting was extended for two hours; the full count is now under way.

rly a year abroad, re-entering a political landscape transformed by the U.S. ouster of Nicolás Maduro.