NewzRight-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro secured a surprise first-place finish against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's presidential election in Brazil. Neither candidate secured a majority, sending the race to a run-off vote scheduled for three weeks' time.
In the first round of voting, Bolsonaro captured 47 percent of the ballot compared to 45 percent for Lula. The outcome places Bolsonaro in what is described as a very strong position heading into the decisive run-off election.
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