Bolsonaro defeats Lula in the first round of elections and is close to returning the far right to power in Brazil
The senator, son of the former president convicted of coup plotting, obtained 47.1% of the votes versus 45% for the leftist incumbent. The two will face each other in the second round on October 25.
Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election with 47.1% of valid votes. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured 45% of the votes, with 98% of votes counted. The results were announced by the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, led the count from start to finish, beating Lula da Silva, 80, who governed Brazil for 11 years.
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