In Brazil, following the counting of 99% of the ballots, no candidate received more than half of the votes, and the right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, and incumbent head of state Lula da Silva advanced to the second round of the presidential election on October 25. Bolsonaro received 47.03% of the vote, Lula — 45.16%.

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В Бразилии прошел первый тур президентских выборов: действующий президент Луис Инасиу Lula da Silva получил около 45% голосов и уступил бразильскому сенатору Flavio Bolsonaro, сыну бывшего президента Жаира Bolsonaro, у которого около 47%. Второй тур назначен на 25 октября; для победы кандидату нужно набрать не менее 50% голосов.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday signed a provisional decree that bans online betting and online casinos. For it to remain in force, Congress must approve the document within 120 days; the measure was announced a little more than a week before the first round of the presidential election.

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