Origin: Brazilians Vote in First Round

Brazilians began voting in a presidential contest between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Nearly 159 million people are eligible to vote. A candidate needs more than half the votes to win today; otherwise the top two move to a runoff on October 25. Ten other candidates are on the ballot with far smaller expected shares.

Lula cast his ballot after 9 a.m. at a school in São Bernardo do Campo, outside São Paulo. He wore a hat after a recent skin cancer diagnosis and urged Brazilians over 70, who are not legally required to vote, to turn out.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources