Brazil election 2018: exit polls show first-round victory for far-right candidate Bolsonaro [View all]

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Source: The Guardian

When exit poll results were announced, putting Jair Bolsonaro well ahead of Fernando Haddad (with 45% of the vote to Haddad's 28%), the crowd celebrated, chanting "Lula thief!" and "Yes to him!"

Supporters remained confident of a first-round win despite an IBOPE exit poll showing Bolsonaro with 45%.

Things are moving fast here and 68% of the vote has already been counted. It looks like Bolsonaro is just going to miss out on the 50% of the vote he needed to win a majority in the first-round and secure a first-round victory, which means he and Haddad will face off again in a second round of voting on 29 October.

Behind Bolsonaro in the polls is Haddad, a former So Paulo mayor and 55-year-old intellectual. He took over as the PT candidate after Lula da Silva was ruled ineligible to run, due to the fact he is in jail. Haddad is promising a return to the days of economic boom enjoyed under Lula, who was president from 2003 to 2011.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/oct/08/brazil-election-2018-polls-close-after-chaotic-and-unpredictable-campaign-live

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Fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro (left) will face off with Worker's Party candidate Fernando Haddad (middle).

Democratic Labor Party candidate Ciro Gomes (right), who received 14% of the vote, may prove pivotal in deciding the winner of the upcoming, October 28 runoff.