Defeated candidate Flavio Bolsonaro abandoned plans to seek the annulment of Sunday’s presidential runoff, but will pursue separate legal action, according to Xinhua — Lula won with 51.79 percent of valid votes against 48.21 percent for Bolsonaro, according to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE); Liberal Party (PL) president Valdemar Costa Neto published an official note on Monday (26) recognizing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory, according to Brasil de Fato.