The runoff election is scheduled for October 31 . Dilma Rousseff , a former Marxist guerrilla , wins the first-round vote . She falls short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff . The second round is held on October 28 and she loses again by just over 1 million votes ( or about.5% ). Rousseff will face Jose Serra in the second round .
Dilma Rousseff , a former Marxist guerrilla , wins the first-round vote . She falls short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff . The second round is held on October 28 and she loses again by just over 1 million votes ( or about.5% ). Rousseff will face Jose Serra in the second round .