Bolsonaro Election Effect Turns Brazil’s Congress on Its Head

Bolsonaro’s party, the PSL, jumped from eight seats to 52 in the lower house, while the Workers’ Party of Fernando Haddad, the runner-up, lost five seats to 56. As a result, Bolsonaro would have good chances to form a significant majority in Congress were he to win the runoff on Oct. 28.

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