Brazil’s Presidential Election Result

Brasilia: Far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro pulled off a thumping win in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election but fell short of the majority required to avoid a second round runoff, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal has announced. The Tribunal said Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party won Sunday’s poll with 46 per cent of the vote, ahead of leftwing former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party on 29 per cent, reports CNN. Behind Haddad came the Democratic Labor party’s Ciro Gomes with 12.5 per cent. Bolsonaro will face Haddad in the second round on October 28. (IANS)