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Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva prepare for shooting in Brazil
The results of the Brazilian presidential elections confirmed that they would have to fight the October 25 shooting.
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"Only days to rescue Brazil": Bolsonaro celebrates the victory over Lula
Liberal Party (PL) senator and presidential candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, thanked "God" and the Brazilian people for their victory in Sunday's elections to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, against the forecasts. It also welcomed the fact that the PL was the most voted party in Parliament, with more than one third of the Senate seats. The bags and the national currency began the week strengthened after the result in the ballot boxes.
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Brazilian stocks jump as Bolsonaro now seen as heavy favorite to win presidency
The moves come after the first round results of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday. Bolsonaro will face incumbent Lula da Silva in a runoff on Oct. 25.
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Presidential in Brazil: How can we explain Flavio Bolsonaro's success against outgoing Lula?
ultra-conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro thwarted the prognosis on Sunday by ahead of the outgoing left-wing president Lula in the first round of the presidential election. A Bolsonaro clan that also made a big deal in the parliamentary elections.
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Brazil presidential election: 'Bolsonaro being ahead is a surprise,' researcher says
Far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has pulled off a surprise win in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. He defied most polls to win with 47 percent, compared to 45 percent for leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva. We spoke to Thomas Zicman de Barros, a research fellow at CEVIPOF, the political research centre at Sciences Po University, and columnist for our sister radio station RFI. He told us that never before in Brazilian history has a candidate who was behind in the first round then succeeded in the second.
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'Very bad result for Lula: Bolsonaro is far more effective at speaking to that growing middle class'
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Felipe Krause, the head of Oxford University's Brazilian Studies Programme. Brazil's election reflects a political landscape that has become increasingly polarized, explains Krause. And he describes the current mood as one of “tired polarization: People are just exhausted. They feel that the political class is just kind of offering more of the same". The first round reveals a significant consolidation of the Brazilian right in government. Brazil's expanding middle class is increasingly attracted to entrepreneurialism and individualism, constituencies that "Bols
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Report from Rio de Janeiro: The Bolsonaro Liberal Party is strengthened in the Senate
The legislative elections in Brazil left a key result for the country's political future: the Liberal Party (PL), a formation linked to the former Jair Bolsonaro and which nominated Flávio Bolsonaro for the presidency, significantly expanded his presence in the Senate. The bench will go from 15 to 28 seats, consolidating itself as the greatest political force, which will be key in approving to deny the next president's projects. From Rio de Janeiro, our correspondent Valeria Saccone gives us more details.
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Brazil will go second round: Flávio Bolsonaro leads the first round
Brazil is heading for a second presidential round after a polarization-marked election. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro got first place in the first round, but did not reach the majority necessary to avoid shooting. On October 25, he will face the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a contest that will define the political direction of the largest economy in Latin America.
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Duel Lula-Bolsonaro in Brazil: an air of déjà vu? Let's talk about it with A. Fléchet, T. Zicman de Barros
As the tenth world power, Brazil is a rare and progressive island in a Latin America widely acquired by the Trompian cause. Bolsonarism seems to be back: four years after Jair's attempted coup d'état, the father, his son Flavio came in the lead in the first round of the presidential election. Is Lula, the phoenix of Brazilian political life and left, going to be elected for a fourth term?
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Bolsonaro favourite to win: What Brazil’s first round of elections tells us
Analysts say Flavio Bolsonaro is projected to win the run-off vote on October 25 and become Brazil's next president.
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President in Brazil: Lula and Bolsonaro in second round
Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and outgoing left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face each other in the second round of the presidential election in Brazil, announced on Sunday night the electoral authority, the first named having thwarted the prognosis by ahead of the current head of state.
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Presidential in Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro creates surprise by ahead of Lula
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro created the surprise on Sunday in the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, ahead of outgoing left-wing President Lula, whom he will face in the second round on October 25.
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President in Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro leads first round
Beyond Flavio Bolsonaro, who led the first round of the Brazilian presidential election, other members of his family were elected during the parliamentary elections on Sunday, surfing the right-wing tsunami in these general elections.
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Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish in first round
Flavio Bolsonaro, a right-wing senator and son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s election Sunday. However, with neither candidate securing a majority the vote now heads to a run-off in three weeks.
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Far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round of Brazilian elections
With no candidates obtaining more than 50% of the votes, a second round will take place on 25 October.
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Bolsonaro in 'very strong position' as Brazil election heads to run-off
Right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's election, which heads to a run-off in three weeks as neither clinched a majority. However, with Bolsonaro gaining 47 percent of the ballet to Lula’s 45 percent, he is in a “very strong position” heading into the decisive vote, says France 24’s correspondent Time Vickery.
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In Brazil, Bolsonaro clan signs major electoral breakthrough
Beyond Flavio Bolsonaro, who led the first round of the Brazilian presidential election on Sunday, the whole family came out victorious in the general elections, especially during the legislative elections.
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Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff
Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off after Bolsonaro and Lula both fell short of the 50% needed to win
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The last name Bolsonaro wins from prison
The Liberal Party has also taken over the Senate since 2022, with 28 of the 81 seats, more than three times the Lula party.
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Video analysis - 124; Lula faces a very complicated second round of elections
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, has won the first round of Brazil's presidential elections with 47.1% of the valid votes, compared to 45% of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80 years old