Brazil presidential election campaign

4 Oct07:00
Voting opens across Brazil as Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in the general election
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12:46
Voted Flávio Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, expressing confidence in a first-round victory as 158 million Brazilians head to the polls.
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4 Oct13:36
Polls open nationwide and abroad as over 156 million voters choose between Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro.
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13:58
Voted both candidates Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro as polls remain open for the presidential election.
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18:36
Begins the vote count as polls close in Brazil, with Lula and Bolsonaro locked in a tight race to determine the next president.
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4 Oct21:52
Vote counting begins across Brazil after polling stations close at 17:00 Brasília time.
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22:11
Leads Flávio Bolsonaro with over 51% of the vote as early counting reaches 10% of ballots cast.
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22:49
Advances the count to 25% of ballots, showing Flávio Bolsonaro maintaining a lead with 50.8% against Lula's 41%.
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23:50
Advances the count to 65% of ballots, confirming Flávio Bolsonaro maintains a significant lead over Lula da Silva as the vote tally progresses.
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5 Oct00:11
Shows Flávio Bolsonaro at 48.6% with 83% of ballots counted, indicating a slight decline in his lead as the vote tally progresses.
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00:50
Projects a runoff election between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro according to Datafolha projections, as the vote count continues to narrow the gap.
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01:10
Leads Flávio Bolsonaro in preliminary vote counts, shifting the narrative from a projected runoff to a current lead for the Bolsonaro candidate.
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5 Oct00:01
Datafolha projects Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro will face a runoff as vote counting reaches over 80% across states.
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00:30
Leads Flavio Bolsonaro by nearly 10 points over Lula as early vote counting results show a shift in the projected outcome.
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01:00
Shrinks Bolsonaro's lead over Lula as more votes are counted, narrowing the gap between the two candidates in the first round of the presidential election.
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01:16
Confirmed the runoff election between Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro after neither candidate secured a majority in the first round of voting.
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01:44
Leads Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round results, setting up a runoff against Lula da Silva as the final vote count confirms the unexpected margin.
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03:18
Confirmed the October 25 runoff date after Bolsonaro failed to secure an absolute majority, forcing a second round against Lula da Silva.
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5 Oct03:32
Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro head to an October 25 runoff after neither candidate secures a majority in Brazil's first-round presidential election.
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04:07
Surpasses Flavio Bolsonaro the incumbent Lula in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, forcing a runoff between the two candidates.
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07:54
Scheduled the runoff election for October 25th, as both candidates failed to secure an absolute majority in the first round.
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08:52
Leads Flavio Bolsonaro the presidential race after a surprise first-round result, forcing a runoff against Lula as other candidates decline to endorse either side.
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09:17
Advances Lula to the runoff after winning the first round of voting in Portugal, while Bolsonaro secures his spot in the final stage of the Brazilian presidential race.
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