Brazil votes in tight runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro

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Brazilian voters took part in a closely contested runoff between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro. The election could shift the country’s political direction and influence its alignment with the United States amid a regional conservative trend.

Brazilians voted in a tight runoff that could move the nation sharply right, bringing it closer to the U.S. amid a broader conservative shift across the region.