Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro to contest second round on October 25
The president seeks re-election against the PL candidate after a first round marked by Flávio's lead and the concentration of over 92% of valid votes among the two...
TL;DR
- Brazil's presidential election will go to a second round on October 25 between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
- In the first round, Flávio Bolsonaro led with 47.33% of the vote, while Lula had 44.81%, with 98.20% of precincts reporting.
- The two candidates together accounted for 92.14% of the valid votes, indicating a highly polarized electorate.
- Other candidates, including Augusto Cury, Renan Santos, and Ronaldo Caiado, garnered less than 8% of the valid votes combined.
- The second round campaign will focus on securing votes from eliminated candidates' supporters and mobilizing undecided or abstaining voters.
- Abstention rates were significant, with 21.06% of eligible voters not casting ballots.