Bolsonaro

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as "Lula") may have come out ahead with 48.4 percent of the vote in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, but the winner of the night might still be incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With 43.2 percent of the ballot, the far-right leader comfortably beat…

Brazil's real currency and stock market surged on Monday after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro outperformed polling and clinched his place in a tense runoff vote, denying leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva an outright victory in the first round. The unexpectedly strong showing by Bolsonaro on Sunday dashed hopes for…

Brazil’s election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With almost all the votes counted, Lula had won 48% against Bolsonaro’s 43% – a much closer result than opinion polls had suggested. But Lula fell short of…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is running for another term. Photo / AP Jair Bolsonaro considerably outperformed expectations in Brazil's presidential election, proving that the far-right wave he rode to the presidency remains a force and providing the world with yet another example of polls missing the mark. The most-trusted opinion…

Brazil's bitterly divisive presidential election will go to a runoff on 30 October, as incumbent Jair Bolsonaro beat expectations to finish a relatively close second to frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The unexpectedly strong showing by Mr Bolsonaro yesterday dashed hopes for a quick resolution to the deeply polarised…

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s deeply polarizing presidential election, which has pitted populists from opposite ends of the political spectrum — right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — will go to a second round after no candidate secured enough votes Sunday to claim…

Jair Bolsonaro considerably outperformed expectations in Brazil’s presidential election, proving that the far-right wave he rode to the presidency remains a force and providing the world with yet another example of polls missing the mark. The most-trusted opinion polls had indicated leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was…

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came out ahead of incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro during Brazil's election on Sunday, but neither reached the over 50 percent threshold needed to win the contest. A second round run-off election will now be held on October 30 to determine the winner.…

Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo, said: “It is too soon to go too deep, but this election shows Bolsonaro’s victory in 2018 was not a hiccup.” Mr Bolsonaro outperformed in Brazil’s south-east region, which includes the populous São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and…