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Brazil election heads to run-off with Bolsonaro edging past Lula
Original: Bolsonaro edges past Lula as nail-biter Brazil vote goes to a run-off
Brazil's presidential election will go to a second round after Jair Bolsonaro finished marginally ahead of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first-round vote, defying expectations of an outright Lula victory. The narrow result sets up a tense run-off, with both campaigns now fighting for the support of voters who backed eliminated candidates in an unusually close contest.
Why now: The first-round result defied poll predictions of a decisive Lula win, making the run-off a major political story.
Jair BolsonaroLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaBrazil
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