Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
Bolsonaro led with 47% of the vote as voters split between the two candidates and legislative races strengthened the right, officials said.
- On Sunday, Brazil's election headed to an Oct. 25 runoff after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro both failed to secure the required 50% of the vote.
- Seeking a fourth term, Lula faces incumbent challenges from an affordability crisis and corruption scandal, while Flavio Bolsonaro campaigns on freeing his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
- Electoral court data showed Flavio Bolsonaro leading with over 55.8 million votes to Lula's nearly 53.2 million, as the Organization of American States reported smooth, safe voting conditions.
- Both candidates have three weeks to court moderate voters, though rival candidates Ronaldo Caiado and Renan Santos have stated they will not endorse either bidder in the runoff.
- The winner will govern Latin America's biggest economy of 214 million people starting Jan. 5, 2027, with Flavio Bolsonaro aligned to President Trump while Lula opposes U.S. tariff policies.
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Bolsonaro won the most votes in the first round, but none of the 13 candidates received more than half of the votes needed to win the first round.
In the first round of the presidential election Bolsonaro comes to 47 percent of the votes, the favorite Lula lands with 45 percent in second place
El Periódico
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro curiously shared the same way of facing the first turn of the Brazilian elections: they both tried to create the anxiety before the possible victory of the rival. Lula warned about the dangers that were looming over democracy. His rival augurs for the worsening economic situation and, in particular, the fiscal accounts. The victory this Sunday was of the ultra-rightist, for less than two points. In …
Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro suočit će se s current predsjednikom Luizom Inaciom Lulom da Silvom u second krugu predsjedničkih izbora, nakon što je osvojio oko 47 posto važećih glasova u prvom krugu u nedjelju, izvijestio je Reuters. Nakon […] Objava Brazilianski predsjednički izbori idu u second krug, u vodstvu je sin Jaira Bolsonara pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
Westfalenpost
Flávio Bolsonaro surprisingly wins the first round. Lula is weakened in the run-off, while the right in the Senate triumphs.
Flavio Bolsonaro, Jair's son, thwarted the prognosis on Sunday, October 4, by ahead of Lula in the first round of the presidential election in Brazil. The conservative senator, appointed by his father, won more than 47% of the vote, against almost 45% for the outgoing left president. The second round will take place on October 25th. - Spotlight in Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Lula and forces a second round (International).
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