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Brazil heads to runoff after tight presidential election
Original: Brazil election: Flavio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva head to runoff after tight race
Brazil's presidential election is going to a runoff after neither candidate secured a majority in the first round. Flavio Bolsonaro, standing for the incumbent camp, and former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva finished in a tight race and will now compete in a second round of voting. The outcome of the runoff will decide who leads one of the world's largest democracies.
Why now: The unexpectedly tight first-round result in Brazil's presidential election has major political implications, driving global attention to the runoff.
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