Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro nearly tied in Brazil's presidential runoff

Brazil's leftist President Lula and conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are nearly tied with about 65% of electronic ballots counted in Sunday's presidential runoff, according to partial results from the Superior Electoral Tribunal. Lula holds 50.7% of the vote against approximately 49.2% for Bolsonaro. The 81-year-old Lula, who lost the first round with 45% to his rival's 47%, faces his final electoral battle against the son of convicted former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. The vote was extended by two hours following a Supreme Court ruling requested by Lula's campaign over bus removals in right-led cities, causing confusion as some polls had already closed. Some 160 million voters decided whether Brazil remains a leftist bastion or joins the regional rightward shift encouraged by President Donald Trump.