Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to participate in the second presidential runoff
With about 99.6 percent of voting machines counted, Lula had 48.3 percent of valid votes, compared to 43.3 percent for Bolsonaro, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) said.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in the presidential runoff on 30 October, the TSE announced Sunday.
A total of 156.4 million Brazilians were eligible to vote in the elections for president, vice president, governors, senators, and federal and state deputies.
According to the Brazilian electoral law, a candidate must obtain more than half of the votes to be elected in the first round, as reported by Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.
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