Brazil's first round of presidential voting came and went without an outright winner, pushing the election into a runoff on October 25. The ultraright candidate and the leftist will now face each other head to head for the presidency. The strength shown by the far right was one of the big stories of the night, since many observers had expected a more one-sided result. Lula and his camp, on the other side, spent the day after the vote taking stock of where the numbers fell and where the runoff must be won. The contest is being watched closely across Latin America, where leaders know a shift in Brasília reshuffles trade and diplomacy in the whole region. Both campaigns have weeks to chase voters in the middle, and that is where the presidency will actually be decided. By the time the second round arrives, expect the tone of the race to be rougher than anything seen in the first.