Luis Ignacio Lula De Silva, one time Brazilian president, one time convictee of corruption,

claimed a win in Brazil's presidential race early this morning.

Lula's a leftist and his speech promising, a new era of peace, love and hope, was standard

lefty fair, but he also suggested the election was a win for democracy and a loss for authoritarianism.

That part was aimed at the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, a strong man who was beloved by millions

of people for his strong manliness.

Bolsonaro in response said nothing, he's been silent.

At another time in history we might think he's seething before a polite concession,

but this is not another time in history.

He has always said that he believes that there would have been widespread fraud in the

election and that he would not accept the result.

That's coming up on today's explained.

Support for the show today comes from another show.

This one's called Things That Go Boom, which sounds like a lot of fun.

And things that go boom is a podcast about national security, which might sound like less

fun to you, but bear with me here.

This season, Things That Go Boom is going deep on food and conflict and how war might

impact some of your favorite foods from warm chocolate chip cookies to crunchy tadig.

We did an episode early this year on how the war in Ukraine was affecting grain supplies.

Between supply chain issues, empty shelves and a potential nuclear attack on the bread

basket of the world, now's a great time to talk about the way war impacts the food we

eat.

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