Brazil's Lula faces run-off in shadow of scandals
Battered by a string of political scandals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva squandered what seemed to be a sure first-round election victory and now must face a run-off vote against an energized opposition candidate.
Lula, Brazil's first working-class president, fell just short of the 50 percent of votes he needed to win another four-year term outright in Sunday's election, setting up a showdown with his main rival Geraldo Alckmin on October 29.
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