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Thousands of people joined a student march in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to protest against presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil's October 25 presidential runoff. Bolsonaro led Sunday's first-round vote, prompting demonstrators to rally behind incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and oppose the far right's return to power.
Students and other protesters marched against Flavio Bolsonaro after he advanced to Brazil's presidential run-off.
Do voters care about attempted coups? Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro is on the cusp of unseating Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's October 25 presidential runoff. Bolsonaro's father was jailed over the Brazilian version of the January 6 storming of the US Capitol. Up and down the ballot, other Bolsonaros have been elected in the first round as the far right surges. Is it about incumbent fatigue? Do Brazilians subscribe to Bolsonaro's "God, Homeland, Family" mantra?
In Brazil, it's a surprise: Flavio Bolsonaro, ultra-conservative and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, came out ahead of the first round of the presidential election this Sunday, with 47% of the vote against 45% for outgoing President Lula. The 45-year-old senator and the 80-year-old outgoing president will face for the second round on October 25. In an ultra-polarized country, everyone hopes to recover abstentionists and postponements.
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.
Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades may have helped give rise to a growing lower-middle class drawn to the far right’s promise to get the government out of people’s lives.
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.
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.
Analysts say Flavio Bolsonaro is projected to win the run-off vote on October 25 and become Brazil's next president.
Our correspondent in Brazil is taking stock of the first round of the presidential election that saw Flavio Bolsonaro lie the polls and lead Lula.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Family members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promised to secure amnesty for his jailed father.
Flavio Bolsonaro, the ultraconservative and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, came out ahead of the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil on Sunday, with 47% of the vote against 45% for outgoing President Lula. In an ultra-polarized country, the senator could benefit from the votes of the small candidates for the second round.
Flavio Bolsonaro beat polling expectations as Brazil’s right gained ground, setting up October 25 run-off with Lula.
Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's populist ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, took on incumbent left-wing Lula da Silva in a presidential race. Early results show Bolsonaro in the lead.
