thank you very much, joan donovan.. ♪ judy: brazil will have a new present come january, and he knows the job well. former two-term president luiz inacio lula da silva beat the incumbent jair bolsonaro by two million votes in yesterday's closely watched runoff election. with producer charles lyons in rio, and in partnership with the pulitzer center, special correspondent jane ferguson reports. jane: from the beaches of rio de janeiro, to sao paulo's bustling streets and all across brazil, the people have spoken. [chanting "lula!"] sitting president jerry bolsonaro is out. he lost narrowly to louise in -- narrowly to lula da silva, known as lula. >> on this historic october 30, the majority of brazilians made it very clear th they want more and not less democracy. that they want more and not less social inclusion, and opportunities for all. jane: the results mark an astonishing comeback for lula, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges that were later overturned. with just 2 million votes separating the candidates,

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