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Det brasilianska presidentvalet hade inför omröstningen pekat på en jämn kamp mellan sittande president Lula da Silva och utmanaren Flavio Bolsonaro, enligt opinionsundersökningar.
Även på förhand tydde det mesta på att det skulle bli en andra röstningsomgång mellan de två huvudkandidaterna, sittande presidenten Lula da Silva och utmanaren Flavio Bolsonaro. Opinionsundersökningar har visat ett jämnt röstläge.
När rösterna natten mot måndag, svensk tid, tickar in fick bedömarna rätt.
Högerkandidaten Flavio Bolsonaro har, efter att 98,8 procent av rösterna räknats, 47,24 procent av rösterna medan Lula står på 44,91 procent.
Då ingen av kandidaterna får över 50 procent kommer en andra röstningsomgång mellan de två att ske den 25 oktober.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
En andra valomgång kommer att hållas den 25 oktober mellan Lula da Silva och Flavio Bolsonaro.
Very likely · Within weeks

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