Sao Paulo, Oct 5, 2026 (AFP) - How did Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro pull off a first-round lead?

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2026-10-05

Flavio Bolsonaro was seen as a less charismatic version of his firebrand father, jailed former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, yet still came out on top in the first round of the election. The right-wing senator received 47 percent of the vote compared with 45 percent for leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. AFP looks at the reasons behind the shock first-round lead making Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, a favorite to win the October 25 runoff......

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