Brazil heads to presidential runoff after Flávio Bolsonaro leads first round
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Brazil’s presidential election will proceed to a runoff on October 25 after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s first round.
With 99.99% of ballots counted, Bolsonaro had 47.03% of valid votes, compared with Lula’s 45.16%, according to figures attributed to state news agency Agência Brasil. The Guardian reported that Bolsonaro received 56.1 million votes and Lula 53.8 million. Neither candidate secured the majority required to win outright.
The result was an upset for Lula, who said he had believed he would win in the first round. Bolsonaro’s performance was accompanied by gains for allies of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, across congressional and gubernatorial contests. The Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the lower house and secured 28 of the Senate’s 81 seats, according to reports cited by The Guardian and Al Jazeera.
Several members of the Bolsonaro family also won congressional seats, including Michelle Bolsonaro and Carlos Bolsonaro in the Senate, and Jair Renan Bolsonaro and Renato Bolsonaro in the lower house. Tarcísio de Freitas was re-elected governor of São Paulo, while Sérgio Moro won the governorship of Paraná.
Brazilian stocks and the currency rose after the first-round result, Reuters reported.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported inference about how the candidates will campaign before the runoff. - "Bolsonaro and Lula will now campaign for voters who supported other candidates in the opening round.": The sources do not state this campaign strategy or next step; it is an inference from the runoff.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Brazil heads to presidential runoff after Flávio Bolsonaro leads first round
Brazil’s presidential election will proceed to a runoff on October 25 after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s first round.
With 99.99% of ballots counted, Bolsonaro had 47.03% of valid votes, compared with Lula’s 45.16%, according to figures attributed to state news agency Agência Brasil. The Guardian reported that Bolsonaro received 56.1 million votes and Lula 53.8 million. Neither candidate secured the majority required to win outright.
The result was an upset for Lula, who said he had believed he would win in the first round. Bolsonaro’s performance was accompanied by gains for allies of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, across congressional and gubernatorial contests. The Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the lower house and secured 28 of the Senate’s 81 seats, according to reports cited by The Guardian and Al Jazeera.
Several members of the Bolsonaro family also won congressional seats, including Michelle Bolsonaro and Carlos Bolsonaro in the Senate, and Jair Renan Bolsonaro and Renato Bolsonaro in the lower house. Tarcísio de Freitas was re-elected governor of São Paulo, while Sérgio Moro won the governorship of Paraná.
Brazilian stocks and the currency rose after the first-round result, Reuters reported. Bolsonaro and Lula will now campaign for voters who supported other candidates in the opening round.
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