Brazil heads to runoff as Bolsonaro leads Lula in first round of presidential election

What the coverage shows

Across the coverage, outlets converge on the race being a tight Lula-versus-Flávio Bolsonaro contest and on the likelihood or prospect of a runoff if no one clears 50%. France 24 and the BBC repeatedly add a broader election-frame around US influence, sovereignty or other issues, while Reuters and CNBC stand out for stressing market or policy implications. Axios uniquely foregrounds Trump and the Amazon, and the South China Morning Post alone emphasizes Bolsonaro’s promise on rare earths.

Written by Crossfiled from the 19 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.