Brazil's Rousseff extends lead with 98 percent of votes tallied

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff widened her lead over opposition candidate Aecio Neves in a nearly complete count of votes in Sunday's runoff election, according to the country's electoral authority. An official tally of 98.13 percent of ballots showed Rousseff with 51.45 percent of valid votes and Neves with 48.55 percent. (Reporting by Todd Benson; Editing by Paul Simao) Read More http://ift.tt/12LaetO