Bolsonaro, Lula headed to runoff after tight Brazil election
Brazilโs top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the worldโs fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office.
Colombia picks 1st leftist president in tight runoff contest
Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real estate tycoon in a runoff election that underscored peopleโs disgust with the countryโs traditional politicians.
Colombian candidate says he won't nationalize property
Colombian presidential frontrunner Gustavo Petro pledged that he will not nationalize private property if he wins the nationโs presidency this year as critics in the South American country accuse the leftist candidate of wanting to make radical changes to the countryโs free market economy.