PoliticsBolsonaro in ‘very strong position’ as Brazil election heads to run-off
Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro unexpectedly finished first in Sunday’s election, ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Neither won a majority, sending the contest to a run-off in three weeks. Bolsonaro took 47% of the vote to Lula’s 45%, putting him in a “very strong position,” according to France 24 correspondent Time Vickery.
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Bolsonaro in ‘very strong position’ as Brazil election heads to run-off
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