Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into Brazil’s election runoff
Flavio Bolsonaro won 56 million votes in the first-round election, finishing two percentage points ahead of the veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro claimed victory in the Oct 25 runoff election, as his right-wing surge propelled him to an Oct 25 runoff election from a position of strength. The 45-year-old Bolsonaro, who was little known until recently, outperformed his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, and defeated veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The results defied opinion polls and left Lula facing a challenging path to win his fourth term. Bolsonaro's campaign centered on fiscal austerity, a smaller state, lower taxes, and a tougher crackdown on crime. The surge of the right was evident in Brazil's largest electoral strongholds, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais.
The victory marked the end of the era of Lula's Workers' Party, which had governed the country for around 20 years, mainly under Lula.
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