Brazil's high-stakes presidential vote on Sunday a first-round winner with the necessary majority for an outright win, setting up a tense two-man race later this month featuring polar opposites Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro.
Presidential candidates Luiz Felipe D'Avila of the New Party , Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party , Simone Tebet of the Brazilian Democratic Movement , President Jair Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party , Soraya Thronicke of Brazil Union , Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labor Party and Padre Kelmon attend a Presidential Debate ahead of the national election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 29, 2022.
Centrist Senator Simone Tebet came third in the election with 4%, and center-left candidate Ciro Gomes came in fourth with 3%.Overall, 8% of Sunday's voters opted for candidates other than Lula or Bolsonaro, but since Lula only needs to pick up less than 2% to cobble together a majority, he enters the final stretch with an edge.HOW DO PEOPLE VOTE IN BRAZIL?
Voting is compulsory in Brazil for all those who are literate and aged between 18 and 70, with more than 156 million registered voters eligible. Some still choose not to vote, which incurs a minor fine.Markets cheered the inconclusive first-round results on Sunday, betting that the closer-than-expected finish will push Lula to adopt more moderate positions in the home stretch campaign.
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