The ruling Workers Party (PT)'s presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff was elected Brazi's 40th president after Sunday's runoff votes.
With 76.89 percent of votes already counted, Rousseff won so far 53.56 percent of valid votes and has 41.2 million votes. Mathematically, she can no longer be exceeded by her opponent, Jose Serra, who has 35.7 million votes, or 46.44 percent, according to Datafolha Institute.
Xinhua