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Brazil’s presidential race head for a tough runoff

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English October 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM

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Brazil is heading into a fiercely contested presidential runoff after the first round revealed major gains for Flavio Bolsonaro’s right-wing movement in Congress while over 29 million voters abstained. President Lula da Silva faces an uphill battle to win another term. Lucia Newman reports.

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