Bolsonaro out-pulled Lula in Sao Paulo, the most popular state and a really key one. A lot of Bolsonaro's allies were elected to Congress, and some weren't expected to win. It shows that runoff will really test Brazil's institutions, especially if Lula ends up winning by a narrow margin and Bolsonaro refuses to accept the result.
Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president, did unexpectedly well—giving his campaign a boost and foreshadowing a tough run-up to the second round. Malawi’s incipient democracy stands as a shining regional example, but remaking its economy has proved even harder than ousting its undemocratic leader. And why one tank is a particularly handsome prize amid Ukraine’s growing pile of captured Russian kit.
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