https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-votes-in-tight-runoff-between-leftist-lula-and-bolsonaro-jrContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-votes-in-tight-runoff-between-leftist-lula-and-bolsonaro-jrhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/brazil-votes-in-tight-runoff-between-leftist-lula-and-bolsonaro-jr#u165816Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:15:32 +0000Brazilians cast ballots in a tense presidential election runoff pitting leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro. The tight race could shift Latin America largest nation sharply to the right and align it closer with the United States amid a broader conservative trend across the region. Voting hours were extended by the Supreme Court, leading to a temporary pause in the official vote count.Why it mattersThe runoff election follows a major upset by Flavio Bolsonaro earlier in the month, threateni