Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s presidential election
Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain, bested leftist Fernando Haddad in Sunday’s runoff, winning nearly 56 percent of the vote, according to official results with 92 percent of the ballots tallied.
Fernando Haddad
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Brazilian elections: Voters choose between Bolsonaro and Haddad
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro faces leftist Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party in the second and final round of presidential elections.
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Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro grows lead with run-off victory in sight
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has widened his lead over leftist Fernando Haddad ahead of Sunday’s deeply polarized election, and would win a likely second-round run-off later this month, a CNT/MDA poll showed on Saturday.
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Brazil's polarized election enters last day of campaigning
Final opinion polls on Saturday will show whether Bolsonaro has enough support to win the election outright on Sunday. If no candidate gets a majority, the race will go to a second-round run-off between the two top vote-getters on Oct. 28.
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Brazil poll shows far-right Bolsonaro beating leftist in run-off
In a simulated second-round vote, the poll found Bolsonaro would get 44 percent support, beating Haddad’s 42 percent, within the margin of error of the survey.
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