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Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins first round of Brazil election

Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins first round of Brazil election

A far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election.

He will face the left-wing Workers' Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, in the second round on 28 October after he failed to win the 50% of valid votes needed to win outright.

With almost all the votes counted, Mr Bolsonaro had 46% and Mr Haddad 29%.

Source: bbc.com