Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro ahead in Brazil election

Bolsonaro takes the lead but fails to win outright majority, forcing run-off

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
(Image credit: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has topped the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, after a bitter campaign that has caused deep divisions across the country.

However, the 63-year-old did not reach the 50% threshhold needed to secure outright victory from a field of 13 candidates and will face off against left-wing Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad in a second-round run-off vote on 28 October.

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