Bolsonaro had not yet “defined” how he would proceed following his election loss, leaving open the possibility that he would challenge the results. With all votes in, Lula reportedly received 50.9 percent of the vote, compared to Bolsonaro’s 49.1, a difference of about two million votes. An estimated 20 percent of voters abstained from choosing any candidate, a slight decline in the number who abstained in the first round but, nonetheless, a much more sizable number than the difference between the candidates.
UOL said that its source insisted that any potential challenge by Bolsonaro to the election results would remain “within the confines of the constitution.”