by DW News Staff at DW
Brazil’s presidential race will go on to a runoff after first-round results showed on Sunday that the two front runners failed to receive over 50% of the votes.
Brazilian electoral authorities said the vote will go to a second round after former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva got 48.4% of the vote, while incumbent Jair Bolsonaro got 43.2%.
What the candidates said about the results
Da Silva, best known as Lula, told reporters he wanted to win “every election in the first round,” but that wasn’t always possible.
He stayed optimistic although Bolsonaro outperformed forecasts. The leftist leader said he looked forward to a debate with his rival.
“We’re going to keep fighting until the final victory,” Lula da Silva told supporters.
Bolsonaro was calm and confident in delivering post-election remarks as well, telling reporters…