Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula advance to Brazil presidential runoff
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Right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva advanced to a runoff after neither won an outright majority in Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday.
With 99.9% of ballots counted, Bolsonaro had 47.04% of valid votes and Lula had 45.15%, according to figures from Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court reported by The Rio Times. The runoff is scheduled for October 25.
Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, finished first in 15 of Brazil’s 27 federative units. He led across the South, Southeast and Centre-West, including the populous states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. Lula, representing the Workers’ Party, led in 12 units and carried all nine northeastern states.
In Minas Gerais, Bolsonaro received 48.24% to Lula’s 43.32% with nearly all votes counted. Lula had narrowly carried the state in the 2022 runoff against Jair Bolsonaro.
Lula acknowledged that he had expected a first-round victory but pledged to win the runoff, describing it as “overtime.” Workers’ Party President Edinho Silva said the campaign would contrast the candidates’ proposals and ask voters to reflect. Supporters gathered in São Paulo expressed disappointment with the opening-round result while voicing hope that Lula could recover during the three-week runoff campaign.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story is faithful to the provided sources; no material correction is needed. - "reported by The Rio Times": The national vote figures are in The Rio Times, but the story says they are figures from the Superior Electoral Court reported by The Rio Times; the source states them directly as according to the TSE, so this is not a material problem. - "led in 12 units and carried all nine northeastern states": The Rio Times says Lula finished first in 12 federative units led by the nine states of the Northeast; this supports the statement, so this is not a material problem.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula advance to Brazil presidential runoff
Right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva advanced to a runoff after neither won an outright majority in Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday. With 99.9% of ballots counted, Bolsonaro had 47.04% of valid votes and Lula had 45.15%, according to figures from Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court reported by The Rio Times. The runoff is scheduled for October 25. Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, finished first in 15 of Brazil’s 27 federative units. He led across the South, Southeast and Centre-West, including the populous states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. Lula, representing the Workers’ Party, led in 12 units and carried all nine northeastern states. In Minas Gerais, Bolsonaro received 48.24% to Lula’s 43.32% with nearly all votes counted. Lula had narrowly carried the state in the 2022 runoff against Jair Bolsonaro. Lula acknowledged that he had expected a first-round victory but pledged to win the runoff, describing it as “overtime.” Workers’ Party President Edinho Silva said the campaign would contrast the candidates’ proposals and ask voters to reflect. Supporters gathered in São Paulo expressed disappointment with the opening-round result while voicing hope that Lula could recover during the three-week runoff campaign.
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