
Flávio Bolsonaro takes lead in first round of Brazil election
Flávio Bolsonaro is in pole position to win Brazil's presidential election after he built a strong lead in the first round of voting on Sunday and comfortably outperformed opinion polls.
Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, will go into a run-off vote on October 25 against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, who is standing for a fourth non-consecutive term.
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(Breaking news) Flávio Bolsonaro takes lead in first round of Brazil election