By Lisandra Paraguassu and Maria Carolina Marcello SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The second round of Brazil's presidential campaign kicked off Monday.
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Maria Carolina Marcello SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The second round of Brazil s presidential campaign kicked off Monday after right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro outperformed polling and robbed leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of an outright victory in the first round of voting. The unexpectedly strong showing by Bolsonaro on Sunday dashed hopes for a quick resolution to the deeply polarized election in the world s fourth-largest democracy. With 99.9% of electronic votes counted, Lula had taken 48.4% of votes versus 43.2% for Bolsonaro. As neither got a majority of support, the race goes to a runoff vote on Oct. 30. The race has proven tighter than most surveys suggested, revitalizing Bolsonaro s campaign after he insisted that polls could not be trusted. If he pulls off a comeback, it would break with a wave of victories for leftists across the region in recent years, including Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Chile. Adding to tensions i
Adding to tensions in Brazil, Bolsonaro has made baseless attacks on the integrity of Brazil's electronic voting system and suggested he may not concede if he loses.
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA Brazil’s real currency and stock market surged on Monday after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro outperformed polling and clinched his…