Brazil lurches to the right as Lula falters in the first round of presidential election
Instead of winning in the first round, as his supporters had expected, Lula trailed his challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by about 1.8 percentage points, or 2.2 million votes
· 10/5/2026, 4:19:26 PM· 2 min read

Instead of winning in the first round, as his supporters had expected, Lula trailed his challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by about 1.8 percentage points, or 2.2 million votes
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