Brazil votes in runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro Jr

Key points

• Brazilians are voting in a tight presidential runoff that could shift Latin America's largest nation sharply to the right. The contest pits leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted in 2025 for plotting a 2022 coup.
• Polls show the pair practically tied, although Bolsonaro won 47 per cent of first-round ballots to Lula's 45 per cent.
• No candidate has won the presidency after finishing second in the first round.