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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority vote

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump and the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Brazil's veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25.

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