Lula flips 207 cities in runoff, Bolsonaro takes one in Goiás

g1.globo.com (Portuguese) —

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva overtook rival Flávio Bolsonaro in 207 municipalities in the second round of the presidential election, while Bolsonaro flipped one city, totaling 208 reversals. With 99.85% of votes counted, Lula led with 51.76% of valid votes against Bolsonaro's 48.24%. Minas Gerais saw the most reversals with 76, followed by São Paulo with 32, Paraná with 20, and Rio Grande do Sul with 17. In Uirapuru, Goiás, Bolsonaro won with 50.42% after trailing in the first round. Lula's largest flip was in Pirapora do Bom Jesus, São Paulo, where he secured 54.38% of the vote.


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