Bolsonaro surpasses 51% of votes in the first round of Brazil's elections with more than 12% counted

Early official results from Brazil's presidential election indicate that far-right Liberal Party candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has surpassed 50 percent of the vote during the first round of voting held on Sunday. With initial fractions of the vote counted—ranging from over 12 percent down to the first four percent in subsequent tallies—reports show him securing between 50.24 and 51.09 percent of the ballots.

This early performance suggests the possibility of a direct victory in the first round of the presidential election. The data reflects the beginning of the official tally released following the conclusion of Sunday's electoral process in Brazil.