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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.
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.
In a scenario marked by polarization in Brazil, the ultra-right candidate and political heir of his father, Flávio Bolsonaro, and the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is looking for a fourth term, are fighting the shooting. The shadow of the United States was present during the first round of the presidential elections and fueled fears of Washington's interference. To discuss the subject, we spoke with Juan Agulló, sociologist, doctor in Sociology for the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences of Paris, France.
Following the election results in Brazil, which led to the shooting of the president and candidate of the left, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the ultra-right-wing senator, Flávio Bolsonaro, the debate on the size of the state again becomes relevant, in a regional context where several countries discuss reducing their state apparatus. Bolsonaro has proposed to eliminate at least 10 ministries as part of his government plan. To discuss the subject, we spoke with José Luis Oreiro, professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Brasilia.
The right-wing extreme senator Flávio Bolsonaro and the left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will go on a second round in the Brazilian presidential elections, according to the results of the October 4 elections, with almost 100% surveyed. What can be concluded? We analyze it with our guests: Simone Pitta, lawyer and doctor in political science at the University of the Andes; Juan Agulló, sociologist and doctor in sociology by the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences of Paris; and José Luis Oreiro, professor of the Department of Economics of the University of Brasilia.
The local elections in Brazil were held on Sunday with a right-wing advance by President Flávio Bolsonaro and his allies. As the left of the president and candidate for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva lost ground. The most comfortable victory was in São Paulo, where the Bolshevik governor Tarcísio de Freitas won with wide advantage the re-election.
Brazil was inclined towards the trend of return to the right that shakes Latin America, after the senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro took over almost two points to the left-wing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of the election. Lula has recognized the result as "unexpected" and promises that from now on "a new campaign" begins, but Bolsonaro's margin of manoeuvre to add through alliances and to drive on the right's roots is much greater.
The right-wing extreme senator Flávio Bolsonaro and the left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will go on a second round in the Brazilian presidential elections, according to the results of the elections on Sunday, October 4, with almost 100% surveyed.
With more than 98% of the votes examined and about three points of difference, Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be held in the second round of October 25, after neither of the two candidates managed to obtain the majority (50% + 1) of the votes, according to the results of the High Electoral Court. Report from our correspondent, Valeria Saccone.
Populist Flavio Bolsonaro has secured a thin lead over incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but the next president of Brazil will be decided in the runoff round, according to the country’s electoral court.
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.
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.
Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro, is taking on incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. Polls show the first round of voting will likely lead to a runoff.
Brazil is holding general elections this Sunday, including its President. The two favourites are the outgoing left-wing president Lula da Silva, 80, and Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, son of the former far-right president. The polarisation of society is very strong, and the election is expected to be tight, following a wretched campaign, without any real substantive debate. Lamia Oualalou, a former correspondent in Brazil for several French media, was the Invitation of Au Coeur de l'Info.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeks re-election in one of the most difficult elections in recent years. Born in a humble family, he worked as a mechanical tornado before becoming an influential union leader during the military dictatorship. After several attempts, he arrived in the Presidency in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. Convicted for corruption in 2017, he spent 580 days in prison, although the sentences were annulled in 2021. Lula returned to politics, defeated Jair Bolsonaro in 2022 and returned to power. Now he's looking for a new mandate in what might be his last big electoral challenge.
About 130 million Brazilians belong to "Class C," a segment of families with monthly income of between $487 and $2,100. Between 2003 and 2010, this group voted massively for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, hoping to access a home of its own or to ensure that its children entered the university.
Brazilians began casting their votes on Sunday in a closely watch presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters will also pick lawmakers, senators and governors in an election that will determine whether Latin America's biggest nation follows a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump. France24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further insights.
Far right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, appointed by his father to represent the Conservative camp in Brazil's presidency, created the surprise when he came to the lead of the first round on Sunday. In the second round, he will face outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for a fourth term. Relive the election night.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro have voted in a tightly contested election.
