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Brazil elections 2022 live: Lula in the lead with 90% of votes counted but run-off likely

Brazil elections 2022 live: Lula in the lead with 90% of votes counted but run-off likely

Latest updates: leftwing former president edges ahead in vote in world’s fourth-largest democracy

A Lula victory would represent the latest in a series of triumphs for a resurgent Latin American left, following the election of leftist leaders in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Chile.

“I’m going to win these elections so I can give the people the right to be happy again. The people need, deserve and have the right … to be happy once more,” Lula told journalists as he wrapped up his campaigning with a parade through the streets of São Paulo on Saturday.

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