Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva overtook right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff, with half of votes counted and ballots from left-leaning states in Mr Lula's ‌northeastern stronghold starting to ⁠pour in.

Brazil's future is within the margin of error ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff: most of the latest polls put the far-right's Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – a…