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PoliticsBolsonaro favourite to win: What Brazil’s first round tells us

Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowly led incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s first-round election, winning 47 percent to Lula’s 45.1 percent. The pair will face a runoff on October 25, with analysts saying Bolsonaro is likely to win unless something highly unusual happens in the next three weeks.

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AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-10-05 12:34Original

Bolsonaro favourite to win: What Brazil’s first round tells us
Bolsonaro favourite to win: What Brazil’s first round tells usPolitics