# Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff

https://mins.news/en/item/85935

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 05:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/5/bolsonaro-beats-expectations-in-brazil-vote-faces-lula-in-runoff?traffic_source=rss

> Brazil’s closely contested presidential election will go to a runoff after incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro both failed to secure the 50 percent needed for an outright victory.

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