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Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff in Brazil's presidential election

Original: Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election

Brazil's presidential election is heading to a second round, with neither Jair Bolsonaro nor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva securing an outright win in the first vote. The two candidates will now face each other in a runoff, leaving Brazilians and international observers weighing the contest between the incumbent right-wing president and the former leftist leader.

Why now: The outcome of the runoff will determine the direction of one of the world's largest democracies, drawing intense global attention.

Jair BolsonaroLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaBrazil

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• Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election · PBS

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