Trump ally Flávio Bolsonaro takes momentum into Brazil's run-off election: expert | ABC NEWS

The Brazilian presidential election will head to a run-off as neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor Senator Flávio Bolsonaro secured 50% of the vote needed to win. Journalist Clinton Porteous says 45-year-old Flavio Bolsonaro might have the momentum to successfully challenge the 80-year-old incumbent Lula da Silva.
He says Bolsonaro will likely strengthen ties with the US and join the Shield of the Americas, a security agreement with other South American countries.

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