00:00Brazil is heading to a presidential runoff after neither Senator Flavio Bolsonaro nor
00:04incumbent President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva secured a majority in Sunday's first
00:09round vote.
00:11With 99.8% of ballots counted, Bolsonaro had just over 56 million votes, compared with
00:17around 53.7 million for Lula.
00:20The 45-year-old Bolsonaro, an ally of Donald Trump and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro,
00:26said the results showed that Brazil wanted change.
00:30Lula, seeking a fourth non-consecutive term, described the result as unexpected after hoping
00:35to win outright in the first round.
00:39Both candidates now have three weeks to appeal to moderate voters who backed other candidates.
00:44Third-place candidate Augusto Curry said he would endorse neither contender, while Ronaldo
00:50Calleado and Renan Santos had previously taken the same position.
00:55Four years ago, Lula narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro for the presidency.
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