RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff steeled herself Monday for a hard-fought race against center-right challenger Aecio Neves, who is seeking to unite frustrated voters to beat her in a run-off.

After a dramatic campaign, the leftist incumbent won Sunday's first-round poll with 42 percent of the vote to 34 percent for business favorite Neves -- who nonetheless enters the second round with strong momentum after staging an improbable comeback against popular environmentalist Marina Silva.

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