The fate of Brazil's next government is not sealed just yet as neither Senator Flavio Bolsonaro nor incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won majority in Sunday vote for the country's next president. Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- The fate of Brazil's next government is not sealed just yet as neither Senator Flavio Bolsonaro nor incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won majority in Sunday vote for the country's next president. A runoff will be held on October 25.S1
- Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely.S2
- Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will now face leftwing president in runoff voteBrazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Lu...S3
- Brazilians voted Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro amid a regional shift to the right. Bolsonaro is the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. A runoff will take p...S4