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Brazil's Bolsonaro takes early lead as results trickle in for high-stakes election

Brazil's Bolsonaro takes early lead as results trickle in for high-stakes election

By Brendan O'Boyle, Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took an early lead as Brazil began reporting results on Sunday afternoon in the first round of a tight presidential election, following a campaign dominated by

Brazilians head to polls in high-stakes, polarized election

Brazilians head to polls in high-stakes, polarized election

By Brendan O'Boyle BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a narrowly split election after a campaign dominated by corruption scandals, economic anxiety and accusations of US meddling.

Brazil's Bolsonaro takes slim early lead as results trickle in for high-stakes election

Brazil's Bolsonaro takes slim early lead as results trickle in for high-stakes election

By Brendan O'Boyle, Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took an early lead as Brazil began reporting results on Sunday afternoon in the first round of a tight presidential election, following a campaign dominated by

Polls close in Brazil as country awaits results of high-stakes election

Polls close in Brazil as country awaits results of high-stakes election

By Brendan O'Boyle, Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Polls began closing in Brazil on Sunday afternoon after voters queued in long lines to vote in the first round of a tight presidential election, following a campaign dominated by

Brazil heads to a runoff election after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to garner a majority of votes

Brazil heads to a runoff election after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to garner a majority of votes

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy

Brazil's currency, stocks jump after Bolsonaro scores first-round upset

Brazil's currency, stocks jump after Bolsonaro scores first-round upset

By Oliver Griffin, Marcela Ayres and Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Brazilian assets rallied on Monday after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls to finish first in the first round of Sunday's presidential election, with the Bovespa benchmark stock

Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election

Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy

Brazil heads to runoff election after Bolsonaro, Lula fail to garner majority vote

Brazil heads to runoff election after Bolsonaro, Lula fail to garner majority vote

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy

Brazilians voted for next president as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro hope for first round victory

Brazilians voted for next president as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro hope for first round victory

Brazilians voted in a high-stakes presidential election

Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns ahead of first-round vote

Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns ahead of first-round vote

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Sebastian Rocandio SAO PAULO/SANTA BARBARA D'OESTE, Brazil, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday ahead of Sunday's first-round presidential election, each expressing confidence

Brazil markets expected to jump after Bolsonaro outperforms polls, analysts say

Brazil markets expected to jump after Bolsonaro outperforms polls, analysts say

By Oliver Griffin, Luciana Magalhaes and Marcela Ayres SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Brazilian markets are expected to jump on Monday after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed private polls and took the lead in the first round of the country’s presidential election on Sunday,

How Brazil's election winner could reshape its institutions as vacancies mount

How Brazil's election winner could reshape its institutions as vacancies mount

By Marcela Ayres and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's next president is set to inherit an unusually large number of appointments to the country's most powerful institutions, with vacancies piled up at the Supreme Court, central bank and economic regulators.