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Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off after Bolsonaro and Lula both fell short of the 50% needed to win…

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  • Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off after Bolsonaro and Lula both fell short of the 50% needed to win…
  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:08:23 UTC.

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  1. Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula

  2. Brazil election: Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff

  3. Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff: 5 takeaways from Brazil’s election

  4. Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro beats polls in presidential vote, faces Lula in runoff

  5. Brazil heads to a runoff election after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to garner a majority of votes

  6. Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round

  7. Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff

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