29/10/2018 10:28
Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil poll
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election.
Mr Bolsonaro won 55.2% of the votes cast against 44.8% for Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers' Party, the Brazilian electoral authority reported.
Mr Bolsonaro campaigned on a promise to eradicate corruption and to drive down Brazil's high crime levels.
The election campaign has been deeply divisive. Each camp argued that victory for the other could destroy Brazil.