# Bolsonaro Takes Surprise Brazil Election Lead Over Lula

https://mins.news/en/video/86185

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-05 09:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLL0YmLk_QY

> Flávio Bolsonaro has unexpectedly led Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, taking about 47% of the vote to Lula’s roughly 45% with counting nearly complete. The pair will meet in a runoff on Oct. 25, while signs of a likely Bolsonaro victory are expected to lift Brazilian assets at Monday’s open.

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