Report: Son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro takes election lead in Brazil | First Thing

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Flávio Bolsonaro is favorite to win 25 October runoff against 80-year-old incumbent leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The report also notes that Plus the ‘pawsome’ new recruit to Mexico’s national guard Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Brazil’s presidential race is expected to go to a second round following the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outright majority he needed to avoid a runoff. The 45-year-old son of the disgraced former president Jair Bolsonaro is expected to go into the second round as strong favourite, likely to pick up votes from the election’s other rightwing candidates, including Ronaldo Caiado, who secured 2.1%, and Renan Santos, who won 2.2%. The second round is expected to take place on 25 October. How have Bolsonarista politicians taken a grip on B razil? Brazil’s far right put in an even stronger than expected showing, with a succession of Bolsonarista politicians winning congressional or gubernatorial races. They included Jair Bolsonaro’s second son, Carlos Bolsonaro, and his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, who both won seats in the senate. Bolsonaro’s youngest son, Jair Renan Bolsonaro, was elected to the lower house of congress. What has been the latest response from Cornell University? In a video message, the Cornell University president, Michael Kotlikoff, stated the school would take “a serious look at the role of fraternities and sororities in campus life”, adding: “At ​their best, these organisations can

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