Brazil Votes in Close Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro

Brazilians voted Sunday in a presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with final polls pointing to a close contest. The result will determine whether Lula secures another term or Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, takes office. The official outcome had not been reported in the pre-result accounts. The runoff followed an October 4 first round in which Bolsonaro received 47.03% of the vote and Lula 45.16%, according to results cited from Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court. Neither candidate won more than half of valid ballots, sending the contest to a second round. Bolsonaro led Lula by about 2.2 million votes. Polling ahead of Sunday’s vote suggested a narrow race, though estimates varied by poll and tracker. One Saturday poll put Bolsonaro at 50.7% and Lula at 49.3%; a separate poll average had Bolsonaro at 48% and Lula at 46%. Other final polling was described as statistically tied. These estimates are not election results. Voting was conducted electronically, and reports said polling stations were due to close at 5 p.m. Brasília time, with results expected within hours. The Superior Electoral Court’s...