Bolsonaro wins the first round with 47% of the votes and will face Lula (45%) in the second round

With roughly 65 percent of the ballots scrutinized during the first round of Brazil's presidential election, far-right Liberal Party (PL) candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, has fallen below the 50 percent threshold for the first time, registering at 49,58 percent of the vote.

The partial results mark a significant development in the electoral race as vote counting continues across the country. The drop below the majority mark introduces new uncertainty regarding the outcome of the presidential contest.