Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula, Brazil election heads to runoff

Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula, Brazil election heads to runoff

Brazil's presidential election is heading to an October 25 runoff after Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, led the first round with about 47% of the vote. Neither he nor incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who received roughly 45%, secured the 50% majority needed to win outright.

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