"He was prevailed upon from all sides not to contest the results and burn down the house on his way out," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to Associated Press.

"Bolsonaro se va, pero el Bolsonarismo sigue muy fuerte", dijo el vicepresidente de política de AS/COA en el podcast.

"The best-case scenario is that Bolsonaro simply declines to challenge the result in any meaningful way," said the AS/COA vice president to CNN.

"Lula is a major-league negotiator," said AS/COA's Cecilia Tornaghi to NPR.

A stunning turnaround for the leader comes just days short of the third anniversary of his leaving jail—and marks the first time an incumbent loses reelection in Brazil.

AS/COA Online rounds up responses to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's October 30 runoff win against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

President-elect Lula will face a hostile Congress and have "a weak government," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to Agence France-Presse.