Distanced by 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 stated he was confident of winning "in extra time".<\/p>
"The match is about to begin. We are in extra time, and it is there that we will convince the Brazilian people," said Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80 years old, during a speech in Sao Paulo shortly after the end of the vote counting.<\/p>
