Lula hunts for one more improbable comeback after shock election setback

To Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Sunday’s second-place finish to Flavio Bolsonaro stung all the more because he’d believed he could secure a knockout over his right-wing challenger. For some allies, the admission was less a statement of strength than a demonstration of how badly the campaign had misread the electorate. The next three weeks will determine whether it proves enough of a jolt to jump-start Lula’s campaign and help the political veteran deliver one more dramatic comeback.