Brazil Election Heads to Runoff as Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula

Brazil Election Heads to Runoff as Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula

Brazil's presidential election is heading to a runoff after neither incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro secured a majority in the first round. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro and a Trump ally, holds a narrow lead heading into the October 25 showdown.

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