In the recent elections in Brazil, President Dilma Rouseff seemed to be the winner. She got 41.59% of votes while her rivals Aecio Neves got 33.55 % and Marina Silva 21.32%.[1] According to Brazilian electoral law if the leading candidate does not get 50%, there has to be a second round of elections between the top two candidates. So, Dilma and Neves will fight in the second round to be held on 26 October.[2]
The results are somewhat close to the opinion polls held last week, although Neves got more than what was predicted. Till just a week ago, Neves – a business-oriented, two-term successful governor of Minas Gerais, the second-most populous state in Brazil-was trailing in the third position, and overtook Silva only in the past days.