Lula leads Bolsonaro in Brazil election as first votes tallied



Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters after casting his vote during the presidential election, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, at the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

BRASILIA, Oct 2 () - Brazil's countrywide election authority on Sunday started out reporting the preliminary outcomes of america's presidential election, in which leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pursuits to united states of america incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

With simply zero.1% of balloting machines counted, Lula had 51% of valid votes, in comparison to 37% for Bolsonaro, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) mentioned on its internet web site. If no candidate wins over 1/2 of the votes, except clean and spoiled ballots, the pinnacle will face off in a 2nd-round vote on Oct. 30.

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