Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election
Summary
Brazil will have a runoff election on October 25 because neither candidate won more than half the votes in the first round. The current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, will compete for the presidency.Key Facts
- The first round of Brazil's presidential election took place recently.
- Neither candidate received the majority of votes needed to win outright.
- Lula da Silva is the current president and is 80 years old.
- Flávio Bolsonaro is 45 years old and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
- Bolsonaro received around 56 million votes, while Lula got about 53.7 million votes.
- More than 99% of votes were counted by Brazil’s electoral court.
- The runoff election to decide the winner is scheduled for October 25.
- The new presidential term will begin on January 5.
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