Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off after Bolsonaro and Lula both fell short of the 50% needed to win
Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff Brazil’s tightly contested presidential election is heading to a run-off after incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro both fell short of the 50 percent needed to win outright. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Sao Paulo.
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