On Sunday, almost a dozen candidates were on the ballot for Brazil’s presidential election. Still, only two have a real shot at victory: right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and his political nemesis, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, head of the left-wing Workers Party.
Polling on Sunday indicated that Mr. da Silva, commonly referred to as Lula, had a clear advantage over his rival, a pro-business, regulation-slashing firebrand who has been called Brazil’s version of Donald Trump.
But in Brazil, the winning candidate must take more than 50% of the vote or a second round of voting will be ordered.