Brazil Election: Voters Choosing Next President -- BBC

More than 142 million Brazilians are voting to choose the country's next president, following a dramatic election campaign.

Early on, incumbent Dilma Rousseff had been expected to win outright.

However, the death of one of the main candidates and the popularity of his replacement, environmentalist Marina Silva, means the vote is now likely go to a second round.

Ms Rousseff's other main rival is Aecio Neves, a centrist, pro-business figure.

Voting began at 0800 (11:00 GMT), and voters will also select a federal parliament and state governors.

Mr Neves was narrowly ahead of Ms Silva, according to several opinion polls published on Saturday, which all put Ms Rousseff in a commanding lead with about 45%.

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