POLITICS● LOW3h ago · Oct 5, 2026, 9:38 AM

Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish in first round

France 24 [en] · south america

Flavio Bolsonaro, a right-wing senator and son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s election Sunday. However, with neither candidate securing a majority the vote now heads to a run-off in three weeks.

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