Flavio Bolsonaro leads first round against Lula in Brazil election

Flavio Bolsonaro leads first round against Lula in Brazil election

Brazil's presidential election is heading to a runoff after far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, led first-round voting with about 47% against incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 45%. Neither candidate secured the 50% majority needed to win outright, setting up an October 25 showdown for the top job in Latin America's largest economy.

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