{"id":"5420ca1b-c436-47f7-8df3-7235924ac7c8","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-s-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-tied-ahead-of-runoff-vote/a-79715182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","domain":"dw.com","outlet":{"name":"DW","country":"DE","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied ahead of runoff vote","plainHeadline":"Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are tied at 50-50 for the runoff.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Runoff in Brazil set for October 25 between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro.","PoderData projects 50% backing for each candidate, an equal split.","First round: Bolsonaro led with 47%, Lula gained momentum post-vote.","Campaigns feature polarized politics and social media-driven engagement.","Debate on Globo scheduled ahead of the October 25 vote."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Social Media"],"lang":"por","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T15:12:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T15:52:40.044Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c9a50d10-62fd-44ae-9b19-d7a482aeb78a","storyId":"c9a50d10-62fd-44ae-9b19-d7a482aeb78a","image":"https://static.dw.com/image/79694869_6.jpg","author":"Thomas Milz","dek":"With just under a week to go before the decisive presidential runoff election, polls show left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro are virtually tied."}