Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-s-neck-and-neck-election-offers-test-for-growing-pro-trump-latin-american-blocContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff after tight first roundhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-s-neck-and-neck-election-offers-test-for-growing-pro-trump-latin-american-blochttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-s-neck-and-neck-election-offers-test-for-growing-pro-trump-latin-american-bloc#u103856Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:21:37 +0000Brazil's presidential election will proceed to a second round after neither candidate secured more than 50% of the vote on Sunday, October 4. Far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, leads incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Lula described the result as "unexpected" following a stronger than expected showing by Bolsonaro. The runoff is scheduled for October 25 to determine the next president in a highly polarized race.Why it mattersThe election serves as a test for a growing bloc of pro-Trump leaders across Latin America. Flávi