Brazil election: Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula as race heads to runoff
Flávio Bolsonaro had 47.3% to Lula’s 44.8% with more than 98% counted, setting up a runoff in Brazil’s presidential election on 25 October.
The Chestnut Post Staff ·
Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a second round, with far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva but short of the majority required to win outright.
With more than 98% of votes counted, Bolsonaro had received 47.3%, compared with 44.8% for Lula, the leftwing president. The two will face each other in a runoff on 25 October.
Bolsonaro, 45, is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Lula is 80.
Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at The Guardian
