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Right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro took 47% of first-round votes, edging out incumbent President Lula with 45.1%, forcing Brazil's presidential election into a runoff expected on October 25. Bolsonaro's stronger-than-expected showing boosts his campaign and markets, while Lula faces a difficult path with most eliminated candidates' voters leaning center-right.
Brazil's presidential race is headed to an October 25 runoff between leftist President Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro after neither won an outright majority. Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed pre-election polls by leading the first round, while the right also made major gains in Congress.
Far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro won 47% of the vote, forcing incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva into a second round expected on October 25. Lula took 45.1%, and the far right outperformed forecasts in congressional and gubernatorial races.
