Bolsonaro and Lula appear headed for run-off in Brazil’s polarised election race

It appears increasingly likely neither of the top two candidates in Brazil’s highly polarised election race will receive more than 50% of the valid votes, meaning a second round vote will be scheduled for October 30 (Bruna Prado/AP)

It appears increasingly likely neither of the top two candidates in Brazil’s highly polarised election race will receive more than 50% of the valid votes, meaning a second-round vote will be scheduled for October 30.

With 91.6% of the votes counted as of Sunday night, former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the leftist Workers’ Party had a slight lead in the nation’s presidential election, with 47.3% support.