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Brazil barrels towards uncertain presidential run-off
A deeply polarised Brazil stood at political crossroads on Monday as the bruising first round of the presidential election left voters with a stark choice in the run-off between far-right firebrand Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Fernando Haddad. Mr. Bolsonaro, an ultraconservative former paratrooper, easily beat a dozen other candidates on Sunday — but not by enough to avoid an October 28 showdown with Mr. Haddad, the former Mayor of Sao Paulo. Mr. Bolsonaro won 46% of the vote to Mr. Haddad’s 29%, according to official results. The results tracked closely with pollsters’ predictions, but Mr. Bolsonaro charged that “polling problems” had cheated him of outright victory in the first round, which required him to pass the 50% threshold. Some of his supporters protested outside the national electoral tribunal in the capital Brasilia, chanting “Fraud!” The anger reflected the uncertain outlook for the second round. Surveys suggest Mr. Bolsonaro will have the edge, but that Mr. Haddad will draw nearly even with him after picking up substantial support from the defeated candidates.
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