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NEARLY 159 MILLION BRAZILIANS SET TO VOTE IN CLOSELY CONTESTED PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF
Nearly 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote on Sunday in the presidential runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro led the October 4 first round with 47.03% of valid votes, compared with Lula’s 45.16%, but neither secured the majority required to win outright. Voting will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brasília time, with electronic counting expected to produce results rapidly after polls close.
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