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Bolsonaro leads partial count in Brazil’s presidential election
With just over 90% of votes counted, Flávio Bolsonaro led President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 48.05% to 43.97%, BBC News reports. Neither had crossed the majority threshold. The tally remains partial; if no candidate wins more than half of valid votes, the two leaders will contest an October 25 runoff.
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