Brazil will hold a knife-edge vote as its presidential race kicks off — but the election's outcome is likely to be felt far beyond the country's borders.
Source: [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/02/brazil-election-bolsonaro-lula-china-trump.html)
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With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.
Neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor his top challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, won a majority of votes in the first round. But for now, Mr. Bolsonaro is leading the race.
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Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely.
Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will now face leftwing president in runoff vote Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed ...