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Flávio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat and flight to US

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 77 154 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 6 Oct 00:20 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula as Brazil Election Heads to Runoff 6 Oct 06:36 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula into Brazil presidential runoff 6 Oct 12:23 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula Into Brazil Runoff as Markets Rally 6 Oct 18:25 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula into Brazil presidential runoff 7 Oct 00:19 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula into Brazil runoff as right surges 8 Oct 00:17 UTC · Thousands protest Flávio Bolsonaro as Brazil runoff campaign begins 8 Oct 06:45 UTC · Thousands march in Rio against Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of runoff 8 Oct 12:22 UTC · Thousands march in Rio against Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of presidential runoff 9 Oct 00:16 UTC · Thousands march in Rio against Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of runoff 9 Oct 12:18 UTC · Thousands march against Flavio Bolsonaro as Brazil’s runoff campaign begins 26 Oct 06:22 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro calls for Brazil election result to be annulled 27 Oct 00:17 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election result after travel ban 27 Oct 06:15 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports after losing Brazil runoff 27 Oct 18:14 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly leaves Brazil for US after election defeat 28 Oct 00:10 UTC · Flavio Bolsonaro reportedly leaves Brazil for US after election defeat 28 Oct 06:09 UTC · Flavio Bolsonaro reportedly leaves Brazil for US after election defeat 28 Oct 12:12 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in US after defying Brazilian travel ban 28 Oct 18:12 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after leaving Brazil despite travel ban 29 Oct 00:12 UTC · Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after election defeat, claims leadership role 29 Oct 06:11 UTC · Flavio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat and flight to US 29 Oct 12:12 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself Brazil’s rightful leader after election defeat 29 Oct 18:14 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat 30 Oct 00:12 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat and departure for US 30 Oct 06:12 UTC · Flávio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat and flight to US

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 23 HEADLINES

  1. 6 Oct, 00:20 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula as Brazil Election Heads to Runoff

  2. 6 Oct, 06:36 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula into Brazil presidential runoff

  3. 6 Oct, 12:23 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula Into Brazil Runoff as Markets Rally

  4. 6 Oct, 18:25 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula into Brazil presidential runoff

  5. 7 Oct, 00:19 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula into Brazil runoff as right surges

  6. 8 Oct, 00:17 UTC

    Thousands protest Flávio Bolsonaro as Brazil runoff campaign begins

  7. 8 Oct, 06:45 UTC

    Thousands march in Rio against Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of runoff

  8. 8 Oct, 12:22 UTC

    Thousands march in Rio against Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of presidential runoff

  9. 9 Oct, 00:16 UTC

    Thousands march in Rio against Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of runoff

  10. 9 Oct, 12:18 UTC

    Thousands march against Flavio Bolsonaro as Brazil’s runoff campaign begins

  11. 26 Oct, 06:22 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro calls for Brazil election result to be annulled

  12. 27 Oct, 00:17 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election result after travel ban

  13. 27 Oct, 06:15 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports after losing Brazil runoff

  14. 27 Oct, 18:14 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly leaves Brazil for US after election defeat

  15. 28 Oct, 00:10 UTC

    Flavio Bolsonaro reportedly leaves Brazil for US after election defeat

  16. 28 Oct, 12:12 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in US after defying Brazilian travel ban

  17. 28 Oct, 18:12 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after leaving Brazil despite travel ban

  18. 29 Oct, 00:12 UTC

    Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after election defeat, claims leadership role

  19. 29 Oct, 06:11 UTC

    Flavio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat and flight to US

  20. 29 Oct, 12:12 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself Brazil’s rightful leader after election defeat

  21. 29 Oct, 18:14 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat

  22. 30 Oct, 00:12 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat and departure for US

  23. 30 Oct, 06:12 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro claims leadership of Brazil after election defeat and flight to US

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Jair Bolsonaro · 19 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 19 outlets
  • Flavio Bolsonaro · 16 outlets
  • Latin America · 9 outlets
  • Eduardo Bolsonaro · 9 outlets
  • Javier Milei · 9 outlets
  • Daniel Vorcaro · 7 outlets
  • 27 years prison · 6 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Willer Tomaz · from 25 Oct 06:00, 5 outlets
  • 4.4 million votes · from 27 Oct 17:13, 4 outlets
  • Jim Caviezel · from 28 Oct 16:52, 4 outlets
  • Baires Fly · from 27 Oct 15:55, 3 outlets
  • 51.8% vote · from 27 Oct 16:30, 3 outlets
  • Paulo Figueiredo · from 27 Oct 16:30, 3 outlets
  • Steven Crowder · from 27 Oct 18:31, 3 outlets
  • 4 million votes · from 28 Oct 16:52, 3 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • percentage points: 3 (1 from 5 Oct 12:34) → 1.8 (1 from 5 Oct 12:34) → 2 (2 from 5 Oct 15:47) → 1.87 (1 from 6 Oct 17:03)
  • chance winning: 80% (1 from 5 Oct 15:47) → 84.5% (1 from 6 Oct 17:03) → 88.6% (1 from 10 Oct 05:00) → 77.2% (1 from 17 Oct 03:25)
  • valid votes: 47.03% (3 from 6 Oct 17:03) → 51.79% (1 from 27 Oct 17:13)
  • total bets: 179.6 million (1 from 10 Oct 05:00) → 185 million (1 from 17 Oct 03:25) → 190.7 million (1 from 21 Oct 17:06)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.