Lula Leads Brazil Runoff with 51.31% as Bolsonaro Trails

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads Brazil's presidential runoff with 51.31% of valid votes against Jair Bolsonaro's 48.69%, with 80.75% of polling stations counted, giving Lula a margin of over 2.6 million votes. Lula overtook Bolsonaro as results from northeastern states, where he has strong support, were tallied. The gap grew from 41,000 votes at 48% counted to 2.6 million at 80.75%. Pollster Datafolha projects a Lula victory for a fourth term. The Superior Electoral Court has not yet declared an official winner, and counting continues. Bolsonaro had led the first round with 47.03% versus Lula's 45.16%, but over 158 million Brazilians voted in this decisive runoff.


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