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Brazil election heads to runoff as Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula

Original: Brazil’s presidential race to go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula

Brazil's presidential race will be decided in a second-round runoff after no candidate won an outright majority. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and a far-right challenger, finished ahead of incumbent leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, setting up a decisive head-to-head vote between the two.

Why now: The surprise first-round result in a major election, with the president trailing a far-right rival, is drawing wide attention.

Flávio BolsonaroLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaJair BolsonaroBrazil

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Evidence

• Brazil’s presidential race to go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula · The Guardian

  Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will now face leftwing president in runoff vote

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