Lula overtakes Bolsonaro in overseas votes, results by country

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In Brazil's presidential runoff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads abroad with 59.53% of valid votes versus 40.47% for Flávio Bolsonaro, reversing Bolsonaro's early overseas advantage. Lula surged ahead after votes from Europe and the Middle East were counted, winning 25 of 26 European nations tallied. Bolsonaro dominated in Japan, Israel, and Southeast Asia, holding about 80% in Japan and Israel. Some 918,000 Brazilians abroad were eligible to vote across 186 cities in 134 countries. Voting spanned 29 hours, starting in New Zealand and ending in Canada.


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