Brazilian voters returned President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to office for a fourth term, according to the report. The article says the vote defied expectations that Brazilians were ready to move on from the 81-year-old trade unionist.
In Israel, the report says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost his parliamentary majority in Tuesday's election. It says he may have blocked his opponents from forming a viable governing coalition.
The author argues that both leaders won through appeals to loyal political coalitions built over decades. The article says Lula offered new welfare payments, free weekend public transit and support for a shorter workweek. It says Netanyahu posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear strike on Tel Aviv and branded his challengers as soft on Iran.
The article contends that President Donald Trump has failed to deliver policy wins that voters feel in their daily lives. It says his signature policies have raised the cost of health care, consumer goods and energy. The author writes that his midterm campaign lacks a consistent national message.
The report says Israeli and American news outlets have reported that Netanyahu pushed the military for new attacks on Iran before the election. The article does not confirm that account independently.