Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro to face off in runoff election Oct 25

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro secured a place in a high-stakes presidential runoff against incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, following a tightly contested first-round vote.

The country's electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old incumbent, seeking his fourth non-consecutive term, nor the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro would garner the majority vote needed for an outright win.

Bolsonaro secured just over 56 million votes to Lula's 53.7 million, with 99.8% of the vote reported. The two will face off again October 25.

The next presidential term set to begin Jan. 5.