# Brazil heads to runoff after Bolsonaro son takes shock first place

https://mins.news/en/item/86165

- France 24, 2026-10-05 09:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261005-brazil-heads-to-run-off-as-bolsonaro-pulls-off-shock-first-place-finish-in-first-round

> Brazil’s election is heading to a runoff in three weeks after right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, unexpectedly finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s first round. Neither candidate won a majority.

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