Bolsonaro vence a Lula en primera vuelta de las elecciones y acaricia el retorno de la ultraderecha al poder en Brasil
El senador, hijo del expresidente condenado por golpismo, logra el 47,1% de los votos frente al 45% del mandatario izquierdista. Ambos se medirán en la segunda vuelta del 25 de octubre
Flávio Bolsonaro has taken the lead in Brazil's presidential election first round with 47.1% of valid votes, according to El Pais. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the incumbent president, secured 45% of the votes, as reported by multiple sources. With 98-99% of votes counted, no candidate has secured an outright majority, setting up a runoff election.
The runoff will take place on October 25, with Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, facing off against Lula, who is 80 years old. According to The Guardian, Flávio Bolsonaro will enter the second round as the favourite, potentially boosted by votes from other right-wing candidates.
The election results also showed a strong performance by the far-right in Brazil, with several Bolsonarista politicians winning congressional and gubernatorial races. According to The Guardian, 34 out of 54 elected senators are from the right or far right.
Brief written by urgent.news from El Pais, DW News, DW English (Top Stories), NPR, The Guardian — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
