Brazil heads for presidential runoff election
Brazil's presidential election will go to a runoff on October 25, pitting Senator Flávio Bolsonaro against incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for leadership of Latin America's largest economy.
Brazil is set for a second-round presidential vote after no candidate secured enough support to win outright in the first round.
On October 25, voters will choose between Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who has close ties to US President Donald Trump, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the current president and a veteran of Brazilian politics.
The runoff will decide who leads the country widely regarded as Latin America's most powerful economy. The outcome carries weight beyond Brazil's borders, given the nation's prominent role in regional and global affairs.
Bolsonaro's connection to Trump adds an international dimension to the contest, as the result could shape how Brazil's government engages with Washington going forward.
Details of each candidate's strategy heading into the final stretch of the campaign have not yet been disclosed.
