Today was election day in Brazil, and while about 5% of the ballots are yet to be counted it looks like Lula will (barely) not win the majority required to win in the first round. This is a major upset considering opinion polls have shown Lula winning the first round by a comfortable margin -- it looks like a last-minute scandal involving the campaign manager of Lula's party has cost him the advantage, but he will still likely be re-elected in the second round.

I took this photo at Lula's campaign headquarters in São Paulo this evening. The atmosphere was tense.