Brazil holds presidential runoff election between incumbent Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro

The outcome determines Brazil's head of state, economic direction, environmental policies regarding the Amazon rainforest, and diplomatic alignment with the United States.

• •Senator Flávio Bolsonaro led incumbent President Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva by over 2.2 million votes in the first round of the presidential election.
• •Neither candidate secured an absolute majority in the first round, triggering a runoff election on Sunday.
• •In the first round, Bolsonaro received 47 percent of the vote compared to Lula's 45 percent.
• •Voter turnout in the first round was missing nearly 33 million electors, representing 21 percent of the electorate, who may face a small fine for unexcused absence.
• •Voting in Brazil is mandatory for eligible citizens, with nearly 160 million people called to the polls using electronic voting machines.
• •President Lula's administration increased Bolsa Família assistance payments by 15 percent and cut fuel taxes ahead of the vote.
• •Brazil's Senate recently approved rules backed by Lula's government to reduce the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours while preserving two rest days without pay cuts.
• •Former President Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence under house detention, preventing him from running for office.
• •Senator Bolsonaro proposed building El Salvador-style megaprisons, designating transnational gangs as terrorist organizations, and trying defendants as adults starting at age 16.
• •U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian products last year and later classified major drug-trafficking groups in Brazil as foreign terrorist organizations.