Brazil election: Early count puts Bolsonaro ahead of Lula
Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's populist ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, took on incumbent left-wing Lula da Silva in a presidential race. Early results show Bolsonaro in the lead.
Early voting in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday showed Jair Bolsonaro leading leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to the source. With just 10% of ballots counted, Bolsonaro had secured 51% of the vote, while Lula trailed with 40.8%, as reported by the court. Lula and Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo.
Lula, 80, concluded his campaign with a rally in the city, drawing an estimated 150,000 supporters. He vowed to defeat the far-right, emphasizing welfare programs, state-funded development, and income redistribution. Meanwhile, 45-year-old Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former president, led a motorcycle parade through Sao Paulo's countryside and cast his vote, calling for change and an end to suffering.
The elder Bolsonaro is currently in prison for his role in a coup attempt against Lula in 2022. Lula's team accused the Bolsonaro movement of threatening Brazil's sovereignty, citing their ties to former U.S. President Donald Trump, who dismissed the coup trial as a "witch hunt." Both Bolsonaros have pledged to uphold certain conservative policies, such as relaxed gun control and skepticism of human-caused climate change.
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