Lula also benefited from a drop in blank and null votes, which fell from 4.5% to 3.2%, marking the lowest share of spoiled ballots in a runoff election this century. The decline in blank votes was most pronounced in the Northeast. Preliminary data indicates Lula also won most votes from third-party candidate Cury, while voters for Caiado and Renan Santos split roughly 40% to Lula and 50% to Flavio.
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Lula Wins Brazil Runoff With Lowest Spoiled Ballots This Century
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The Brazilian presidential runoff ended in a victory for Lula, driven by a rise in voter participation to 80.9% from 79.3% in the first round. This increase brought between 1.3 million and 3 million additional voters to the polls, with the highest gains occurring in the South and Southeast regions.
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