Lula admits Brazil election result ‘unexpected’ as Bolsonaro leads first round

Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outright majority he needed to avoid a runoff on 25 October. Speaking in Sāo Paulo, Lula said the result was 'unexpected' and that Bolsonaro’s 'dark past' would become clearer to voters in the lead-up to that vote. Addressing media in Brasilia, Bolsonaro expressed confidence about the showdown, saying nearly 56 million Brazilians had given him a 'vote of confidence for change', and vowed he would fight for 'Brazil's future' rather than power Brazil’s presidential race to go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula