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Do the results of the first round reveal a conservative advance in Brazil?

Brazil closed a first presidential round marked by polarization and the expectation of a definition in balloting. The result of the first round in Brazil is in a context of strengthening conservative and right-wing forces in several Latin American countries. What analysis is there after the results? Ana Tereza Duarte, a politologist at the Federal University of Pernambuco, addresses the issue in France 24.

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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.