What to Know about the election runoff between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will spend Monday trying to shake up his campaign after losing the first round of national elections to Flávio Bolsonaro. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro will speak to politicians seeking to secure a win in the Oct. 25 runoff. Neither major candidate secured an absolute majority on Sunday, with Bolsonaro’s lead not anticipated by recent polls. Flávio Bolsonaro had 47% against Lula’s 45% in the first round of voting.

The winner of Brazil’s first round of voting has never lost an election, though never before has the second-place candidate been so close in the results.

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