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Futura Poll Has Flávio 50.1%, Lula 49.9%Futura's final runoff survey puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 50.1% and Lula at 49.9% of valid votes, a technical tie hours before Brazil votes.
Sun 12:07 AM ET
- New Zealand Brazilians Vote 80.5% for Lula
Lula took 418 votes to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 101 among Brazilians voting in Wellington.
Sun 5:07 AM ET
- Brazil Court Sets 3 Hours on Indigenous Vote
Brazil's Supreme Court gave the electoral court three hours to explain limits on Indigenous voter transport, one day before the runoff.
Sat 7:34 PM ET
- China Weighs Risks of a Flávio Bolsonaro Win
Beijing is watching Brazil’s runoff for a pro-US tilt, with US$99.9 billion of 2025 exports at stake.
Sun 5:05 AM ET
- Brazil Runoff Result Due Tonight, Court Says
Kassio Nunes Marques, who heads Brazil's electoral court, says voting is going as expected and the runoff result should come by 8 p.m.
Sun 12:16 PM ET
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New Zealand Brazilians Vote 80.5% for Lula
Brazilians in Wellington gave Lula 418 votes to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 101 in the runoff, court reports show; the...
Flávio Bolsonaro Wants Poll Workers Watched
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