Brazil’s presidential election went to a second round after neither candidate won more than 50 percent of the valid votes; Senator and Liberal Party candidate Flavio Bolsonaro came in first place with 47.03 percent of the vote, while current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came in second with 45.16 percent.
According to the announced results, Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva have advanced to the second round of the final presidential race. The second round of the election is scheduled to be held on October 25.
Bolsonaro received 56 million, 104 thousand, 268 votes and Lula da Silva received 53 million, 876 thousand, 617 votes.
