Trump’s endorsement Bolsonaro trailing rival Lula da Silva in Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's leader endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, is trailing his leftist rival Luiz In cio Lula da Silva in the South American presidential election.

What Happened to Lula, popularly known as Da Silva, didn't get enough votes for a definitive victory and will face Bolsonaro in a run-off election on October 30, according to NPR.

The race between the two Brazillian leaders ended up close to Da Silva, a former president, who won nearly 47.9% of the vote after 97% of the votes were counted. Bolsonaro had 43.6% of the lead, according to the report.

NPR reported that campaigning is going to continue for the next four weeks.

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Why It Matters: Sunday s elections were largely peaceful, but there have been instances of violence leading up to the polls.

Trump extended his support to Bolsonaro on Truth Social in early September. He said the leader is referred to as Tropical Trump. The former U.S. president said that President Bolsonaro loves Brazil beyond all else. He is a wonderful man and has my complete and total endorsement! On Sunday night, Trump said on Truth Social that Bolsonaro greatly outperformed inaccurate Fake News Media polls and got into a two-person runoff.

President Bolsonaro is in a very strong position to win BIG now that other conservatives are out of the race. Truth Social is a part of Trump Media Technology Group, which is set to go public through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. DWAC.

The last Datafolha survey, released Saturday, gave Da Silva the edge, with a 50% to 36% advantage for the leftist leader, according to a separate NPR report.

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