Lula da Silva, candidate of the left, has won the presidency of Brazil with more than 96% of the votes counted.
The Datafolha institute already considers him the winner of the presidential elections over the far-right Jair Bolsonaro.
The thousands of followers of the former president from the period 2003 and 2010 have taken to the streets to celebrate his triumph.
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