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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff between Bolsonaro and Lula
Original: Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to win majority vote
No candidate won a majority in Brazil's presidential election, sending the vote to a second-round runoff between incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The result sets up a decisive contest for the country's leadership, with voters and observers watching closely to see which of the two rival candidates will prevail in the runoff.
Why now: The failure of either leading candidate to secure a majority makes the upcoming runoff a major and closely watched political event.
BrazilJair BolsonaroLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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- Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to win majority vote · CBS News
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