# Bolsonaro in ‘very strong position’ as Brazil election heads to run-off

https://mins.news/en/video/86113

- France 24 English, 2026-10-05 08:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqiIO0dPFuI

> 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 secured 47 percent of the vote to Lula’s 45 percent, putting him in a “very strong position,” France 24 correspondent Time Vickery said.

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