by Nicholas Ballasy
Bolsonaro, a senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, finished ahead of Lula in the Oct. 4 first round, receiving 47.03% of valid votes compared with Lula’s 45.16%.
Brazilian voters headed to the polls Sunday in a closely contested presidential runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.
Lula defeated Bolsonaro on Sunday night, securing a fourth term.
Bolsonaro, a senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, finished ahead of Lula in the Oct. 4 first round, receiving 47.03% of valid votes compared with Lula’s 45.16%.
Neither candidate secured the majority needed to win outright, forcing Sunday’s runoff.
Voting in the country was extended by 2 hours on Sunday due to Brazilian Supreme Court justice Cristiano Zanin's order.
Some polling sites reportedly received the news minutes before they were scheduled to cut off voting.
Nicholas Ballasy
Source: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/brazil-votes-high-stakes-presidential-runoff-between-lula-and-bolsonaro
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