Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
- On Sunday, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro led President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with 47.2% to 45% of the vote, with more than 99% of ballots processed. Officials announced a runoff after neither candidate secured an outright majority.
- Flavio Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, has campaigned on pardoning his father. Meanwhile, 80-year-old President Lula is seeking a fourth term, emphasizing social programs and the Workers' Party platform.
- The Organisation of American States reported Sunday that "the voting has been going smoothly and under adequate safety conditions." Voters across Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro expressed diverse concerns about social welfare and religious freedom.
- Experts note a "takeover that happened in Congress by the far-right" will make it difficult for Lula to govern, even as the top two candidates head to a runoff on Oct. 25.
- Lula's team framed Bolsonaro's ties to President Donald Trump—who last year imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports—as a threat to sovereignty. Bolsonaro has denied receiving assistance from the US government.
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The senator loved 47.10% of the valid votes, against 45.08% of President Lula
There will be a second round of voting in Brazil's presidential election. It is clear now that almost all the votes have been counted.
Right-leaning Freedom Party (PL) candidate Flávio Bolsonaro defied expectations and took the lead in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election held on the 4th (local time). As of 8:30 p.m. on the 4th, with 98.62% of the votes counted, Bolsonaro received 47.27%, leading incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) (44.88%) by 2.39 percentage points. This result differs from major opinion polls conducted ju…
The presidential election in Brazil goes into a second round. Neither the incumbent President Lula nor his challenger Flávio Bolsonaro won the absolute majority in the first round.
Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. But he did not obtain more than 50% of the votes required to win outright.
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