Instead of winning in the first round, as his supporters had expected, Lula trailed his challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by about 1.8 percentage points, or 2.2 million votes
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October 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Brazil lurches to the right as Lula falters in the first round of presidential election
The Hindu
Excerpt from The Hindu.