Brazil's Liberal Party accepts Lula's runoff win as Flávio Bolsonaro disputes it, reports passport order

Brazil's Liberal Party (PL) said on Monday that it accepts the result of Sunday's presidential runoff, in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, won a fourth term over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, even as Bolsonaro called for the vote to be annulled. PL president Valdemar Costa Neto said the party recognizes the tallies announced by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) but will seek answers about pre-election social spending by Lula's Workers' Party. TSE President Kassio Nunes Marques, who was appointed to the Supreme Federal Court by Jair Bolsonaro, expressed full confidence in the electoral process. Reports gave Lula about 51.8% of the vote, citing 51.76% and 51.79%. On Sunday night, Flávio Bolsonaro said he could not recognize the result and that his campaign would request annulment, arguing the rules were changed after Justice Cristiano Zanin extended voting by two hours, so some stations closed at 7 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. On Monday he said he was ordered to surrender his passports and barred from leaving the country. The order was reportedly issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after a motion from Federal Deputy Duda Salabert, who also called for his arrest.

Right-leaning outlets lead with Bolsonaro and the dispute. Breitbart opens with his refusal to recognize the result and the Zanin ruling, and describes Lula as a socialist and far-left. Townhall leads with the passport seizure, calls Moraes a tyrant, calls Lula's win fraudulent, and quotes Salabert's call for arrest. Neither mentions the PL's acceptance in the portions provided. TRT World, an alternative outlet, takes a distinct angle: the PL accepting the results, Costa Neto's statement and Nunes Marques's endorsement, with Bolsonaro's dispute as background. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while right-leaning and alternative outlets had.