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Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula in early Brazilian presidential election returns

Early results from Brazil's presidential election show right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro leading incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as votes are counted.

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Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took an early lead over incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as vote counting began in Brazil on Sunday, Deutsche Welle reported. Polling places closed at 17:00 Brasilia Time following a closely run presidential election, according to the BBC. [1][2]

Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth term in office against eleven other candidates, the BBC and Al Jazeera reported. Flavio Bolsonaro is the son of former populist President Jair Bolsonaro, according to Deutsche Welle and France 24. [1][2][3][5][6]

Both leading candidates cast their ballots earlier on Sunday in a deeply polarised contest, according to Al Jazeera and France 24. Voting was conducted across the country using Brazil's national electronic voter system, the BBC reported. [2][4][5][7]

Opinion polls conducted ahead of the election had indicated a tight race between the two front-runners, according to the BBC and France 24. Reuters previously reported that Lula da Silva had held a lead in pre-election polling. [2][5][11]

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In short

  • Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took an early lead over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as votes were counted on Sunday.
  • Incumbent President Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth term in office.
  • Flavio Bolsonaro is a right-wing senator and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
  • Polls closed at 17:00 Brasilia Time with votes processed through Brazil's electronic system.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Brazil: Bolsonaro's lead over Lula shrinks as votes come inDeutsche Welle World, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]What to know about Brazil's election as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face offBBC Latin America, 5h ago
  3. [3]Brazil election results live: Lula and Bolsonaro locked in a tight raceAl Jazeera English, 5h ago
  4. [4]Lula and Bolsonaro vote in Brazil’s polarised presidential electionAl Jazeera English, 10h ago
  5. [5]Brazil: Lula and Bolsonaro tied in pollsFrance 24 English, 12h ago
  6. [6]Lula and Bolsonaro face off in Brazil presidential raceFrance 24 English, 13h ago
  7. [7]Brazil votes in deeply polarised election pitting Lula against BolsonaroAl Jazeera English, 14h ago
  8. [8]What to know about Brazil's election pitting Lula against Flávio BolsonaroBBC, 20h ago
  9. [9]Brazil election results live: Lula and Bolsonaro locked in a tight raceAl Jazeera, 2h ago
  10. [10]Bolsonaro Surges to Lead Over Lula as Brazil Swings to the RightBloomberg.com, 3h ago
  11. [11]Lula ahead in polls for Brazil's first-round vote; runoff likelyReuters, 1d ago
  12. [12]Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns on eve of tight voteEuronews.com, 1d ago

Background

  1. [13]List of The Daily Show episodes (2026) on Wikipedia
  2. [14]2022 Italian general election on Wikipedia
  3. [15]Claudia Sheinbaum on Wikipedia
  4. [16]Brazil on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 16 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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