Flávio Bolsonaro led Brazil’s first-round presidential vote and will face incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a runoff on October 25. Neither candidate secured the majority required for an outright victory, according to the reported results.
Brazil's presidential election is heading to an October 25 runoff after Senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished first in Sunday's opening round ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil's Superior Electoral Court said Bolsonaro received 47.03% of valid votes and Lula 45.16% with 99.99% of ballot boxes counted. Neither candidate crossed the majority threshold required for a first-round victory. The result sets up a closely contested second round in Latin America's largest economy after a campaign shaped by economic concerns, corruption allegations and tensions over relations with the United States.
