
Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula, Forcing 25 October Runoff in Brazil
Flávio Bolsonaro led Brazil's 4 October first round with 47.3% to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 44.8%, forcing a 25 October runoff, a second vote since neither won outright. Bolsonaro, 45 and son of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, faces Lula, seeking a fourth term. The close margin leaves three weeks of coalition-building to decide the presidency.
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