Brazil runoff live updates: Bolsonaro says it is ‘impossible to concede’ election result after historic Lula win
After a shock defeat in the first round, the incumbent Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has turned the election around to win the runoff.
- It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.
- Voting in Brazil is conducted electronically and the result is usually available within hours after polling stations close at 5 p.m.
- Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won an unprecedented fourth term.
After a shock defeat in the first round, the incumbent Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has turned the election around to win the runoff.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and sight-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro faced off Friday in their second and final debate ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff election.
Bolsonaro’s surprise victory despite not leading most polls made him the favourite three weeks ago, but since then Lula’s campaign has gained ground, and the two go into the contest virtually tied.
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