Many in the West suspected and President Trump hoped for a Flavio Bolosanro win in Brazil and prevent Lula from securing a 4th term. Recently, Flavio had been polling ahead of Lula and during the First Run secured a higher percentage of voters. Results tonight indicate the majority of Brazilians had their own preference.

What does Lula's victory indicate about the people of Brazil and the future of their economic reforms to elevate people out of poverty and foreign relations towards the United States?

Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | The Guardian

I see a lot of comments here that seem to equate democracy and liberalism (e.g. calling something with popular support in a country a threat to democracy because it infringes on rights). I wanted to break out the actual popular will part. How important is it to you?

Does it matter how the will of the people comes about? For example, if a populace has been fed a steady stream of propaganda, is that will still valid? Is there a meaningful difference between that and an internal campaign of social-engineering as was quite common in the early/mid twentieth centuries?