Trailing behind his conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential election in Brazil, the outgoing leftist president Lula admitted on Sunday that this result was "unexpected", but expressed confidence in winning "in extra time".
"The match is about to begin. We are in extra time, and this is where we will convince the Brazilian people," affirmed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, during a speech in Sao Paulo shortly after the end of the ballot counting.
