Brazil's Lula overtakes Bolsonaro in ongoing Brazil vote count

A man plays a guitar in a bar next to a banner of Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as he waits for the results of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took the lead in the ongoing vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, moving ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

Lula had 50.01% of the vote compared with 49.99 for Bolsonaro, with 67.76% of voting machines counted, according to date published on the Supreme Electoral Court's website.

(Reporting by Sao Paulo newsroom)