Will Lula remain in power?: Neck-and-neck race in Brazil's presidential election
It's coming as expected: In the vote count in Brazil, incumbent Lula and his right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro are almost neck and neck.
Brasília witnessed a nail-biting run-off in the presidential election as the late count revealed a tight race between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. With over three-quarters of the votes counted, Lula holds a narrow lead with 51.24 percent, edging out Bolsonaro's 48.76 percent.
This came from the final tally released by the Supreme Electoral Court. The lead shifted several times throughout the counting process, with Bolsonaro managing to catch up temporarily before falling behind again. In Rio de Janeiro's southern region, jubilant cheers, music, and fireworks greeted the results, as reported by Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
At 80 years old, leftist President Lula is seeking a fourth term under his Workers' Party PT, advocating for the continuation of his government's social programs and state investments. Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, campaigned on conservative stances, particularly a tougher approach to crime, to win over voters.
In the first round of voting, Bolsonaro's conservative Liberal Party (PL) candidate trailed Lula by a margin of roughly 47 percent of the valid votes.
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