125 fans were killed in a stadium stampede. iranian officials warn against unrest as crackdowns continue on street protests over the death of a woman in police s custody. the british prime minister admits the decisions which mark turmoil in financial markets could have been handled better. i stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act, but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. with more than half of votes counted in brazil s tightly contested presidential election, the right wing incumbentjair election, the right wing incumbent jair bolsonaro is ahead by a narrow margin. he has 46% of the vote compared with 115% has 46% of the vote compared with 45% for his main rival, the former left wing leader lula da silva. the results have surprised supporters of both candidates is all opinion polls gave lula
Northeast where lula da silva is so strong, those results are coming in a little bit later than in the bolsonaro supporting areas. but none the less this result does not tally with the opinion polls coming into this first round so it is a very interesting result. joining me for analysis as carlos pereira, a political scientist here in rio. an interesting night for political scientists, what do you make of this, 66% of the vote in and the candidates are neck and neck. . ., , . the candidates are neck and neck. . ., ,., ., neck. elections are always uncertain neck. elections are always uncertain and neck. elections are always uncertain and this - neck. elections are always uncertain and this is - neck. elections are always uncertain and this is good | neck. elections are always i uncertain and this is good for democracy. the higher the uncertainty, the higher the quality uncertainty, the higher the quality of democracy, and brazilian democracy has demonstrated in so many democratic
Opinion polls were predicting that president bolsonaro would get 36% of the vote, a roundabout they are, and lula da silva might even get 50 or 51 but that is not how it is looking right now although we still have another 18% of the boat to be counted. a very robust performance by president bolsonaro cruz told his supporters not to trust the polls. how that will squared with him casting doubt on the integrity of the electoral system we will have to see, but for now it seems that here in this fourth biggest democracy in the world, the largest economy in latin america, another turbulent and tumultuous and doubtless polarising run off campaign is to come. i polarising run-off campaign is to come. ~ ., ., polarising run-off campaign is tocome. ~ ., ., to come. i know that you will be keeping to come. i know that you will be keeping a to come. i know that you will be keeping a keen to come. i know that you will be keeping a keen eye - to come. i know that you will be keeping a keen ey
Jair bolsonaro is facing a strong from his left wing rival, lula da silva. indonesia investigates one of the world s worst stampede. 125 funds are killed in a stadium stampede. i ran s president . iran s president ebrahim raisi says the enemies of the country have failed in what he described as their conspiracy. he made his comments as anti government protests entered their third week. the number of people killed is continuing to mount following the death of ispoke i spoke to reiser aslan, an iranian american author and his upcoming book covers the first revolution in iran. i spoke to him earlier.
Now with never happened again. i expect now with 60% of the vote already now with 60% of the vote already counted that we might have already counted that we might have a already counted that we might have a run off between lula da silva have a run off between lula da silva and have a run off between lula da silva and bolsonaro. so have a run-off between lula da silva and bolsonaro. silva and bolsonaro. so if we have a run-off, silva and bolsonaro. so if we have a run-off, president - have a run off, president bolsonaro told his supporters that the polls were inaccurate and not to trust the results, so is this a contradictory message if there is a run off? he has reason to argue that. the he has reason to argue that. the notes he has reason to argue that. the poles made some wrong forecasts and predictions, and especially sao paulo. everybody was expecting sao paulo that lula was expecting sao paulo that lula da was expecting sao paulo that lula da silva would perf