Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
Electoral authorities confirmed Bolsonaro secured 47.24% of the vote against 44.91% for Lula, with neither candidate meeting the 50% threshold for an outright win.
- 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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With 99.94% of the votes counted, Flavio Bolsonaro took first place with 47.04%, with Lula da Silva following with 45.14%. The post Bolsonaro takes first place with a difference of less than 2 points over Lula – Everything will be decided in the second round appeared first on in.gr.
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RapplerBolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, faces Lula in runoff
BRASILIA: Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff of a presidential election, after the challenger took some 47 per cent of valid votes in th
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berlingske.dk80-year-old Lula was convinced he would beat Bolsonaro in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election.
A second round is needed to determine who will win the presidential election in Brazil. With nearly all votes counted, the far-right Flavio Bolsonaro is leading with over 47 percent of the vote, ahead of incumbent President Lula with over 44 percent. Because neither holds an absolute majority, a second round is required. The result of the first round does mean, however, that twelve other candidates will be eliminated. Bolsonaro's victory is sur…
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face each other in the second round of Brazil's presidential election. With 98.36% of ballots counted, Bolsonaro received more than 47% of the vote, while Lula da Silva received nearly 45%. Brazilian election authorities said that with this result, it is mathematically impossible for either candidate to pass the 50% threshold of the actual vote in the first round. Th…
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