Brazil’s pivotal presidential election is headed to a runoff after incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his ideological opposite, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, failed to win a majority vote Sunday.

The United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates across Brazil on Friday, citing unspecified security concerns.

If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.

By Marcela Ayres and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's next president is set to inherit an unusually large number of appointments to the country's most powerful institutions, with vacancies piled up at the Supreme Court,

Instead, the Bolsonaro clan looks set to make a comeback. Unable to run for office, Mr Bolsonaro chose his eldest son, Flávio, to face off against Lula in the country’s general election this month. In the first round of the ballot,

Brazilians vote Sunday in an election that could test Trump's push to reshape Latin America.

Brazil Election 2026: Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory is expected to keep the country a major leftist bastion in the region, while a Flavio Bolsonaro win would see the country join the rightward-shifting tide.