🇧🇷 Massive celebrations across Brazil ran late into the night in celebration of President Lula's reelection to a fourth term. In Porto Alegre, voters gathered to watch the election results, with the 80-year-old Workers' Party candidate defeating Flávio Bolsonaro by a margin of 4.4 million votes.

Lula has officially been declared winner of the presidential election. Follow for live updates: panamericandispatch.org/p/br…

In downtown Porto Alegre, supporters of Lula have gathered and celebrations are beginning as they await the results of the official vote count.

Lula supporters have come out in a range of ways to get out the vote for their candidate. Cyclists in Florianópolis hit the streets in support of the president's reelection campaign. They were joined by Santa Catarina state legislator @EcoMarquito

“If you have a grandmother who can't get out of a chair to go to the polling station, carry her, put her on a donkey, put her in her car, take her to the polling station and vote, vote, vote.” Pink Floyd's @rogerwaters has thrown his support behind President Lula in his reelection bid. The musician is calling on Brazilians to save Brazil from Lula's challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, who he says is in cahoots with the United States and intends to hand over Brazil's minerals and Amazon forest to the Trump family, Jared Kushner and the ruling elite. “Only you can save Brazil from the machinations of the gangsters who pretend to be the government in the United States of America and their allies in Brazil.” Read more at panamericandispatch.org

Tomorrow! Brazil’s Elections: “Democracy vs Election Meddling” High-stakes elections are underway in Brazil with a second round set to take place between President Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro. Join us in conversation with Panamerican Dispatch, a new independent journalism project of @TheRealNews, in partnership with @globalexchange. We’ll be speaking with Maria Luisa Mendonça, Director of the Network for Social Justice and Human Rights in Brazil, and Brazil-based journalists @mfox_us, Nicole Froio and @BrianMteleSUR. Wednesday, October 21 @ 4PM (PST), 7PM (EST) and 8PM (Brazil) Register: bit.ly/pandispatch

Massive demontrations were held around Brazil as supporters of President Lula returned to the streets in support of his reelection. Students, artists, social movements, and political leaders gathered in cities including Rio de Janerio, Salvador, Brasília, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Florianópolis on Sunday, October 18th, one week ahead of the runoff election against Flavio Bolsonaro. Footage from @MidiaNINJA and IG: leodacostas

AI Video Shows U.S. Role in Brazil's Elections "Every one of my F-35 jets needs about 400 kilos of rare earths," says an AI-generated Uncle Sam in the video "You have the second largest reserve on the planet, and you're just sitting on it." An AI video depicting Uncle Sam sums up Washington's priorities for Brazil ahead of the October 25 presidential election runoff, and how U.S. social media platforms are "invading" voter opinion. It is unclear who created the AI video that is now being shared over social media.

"What they did with Meta is straight out of a playbook," says Nadia Beller, the ex-partner of Bolsonaro ally, political strategist Fernando Cerimedo. Cerimedo was arrested for hiring hitmen to assassinate Beller in September. Beller is still recovering from the multiple gunshot wounds. She gave an interview this week on the Ventana al Mundo program on Mexico’s public television network, Canal Catorce (Channel 14). During the interview, she explained how Cerimedo and a member of the Bolsonaro family, who is assumed to be Flavio’s brother Eduardo, met with Meta officials to plot interference in Brazil’s presidential elections.

On October 13, Tom Morello, the former guitarist of Rage Against the Machine, posted a video message to the Brazilian people on his Instagram account. “This isn’t just an election," said @tmorello. "It is a frontline battle against fascism and oligarchy. When you vote for Lula, you are voting for the dignity of the working class and sending a message to tyrants everywhere that the people will not be ruled by fear. Defend your rights, defend the environment, defend your future against the fascists and the exploiters and the corporate elite. Vote Lula and power to the people.” His post was shared simultaneously to the accounts of rock singer Pitty, the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST), socialist influencer Laura Sabino and guitarist Tony Bellotto of the band Titãs. @TheRealNews