Former President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva is credited with 51% of valid votes in the presidential elections held in Brazil today, versus 37% attributed to President Jair Bolsonaro, according to a poll by the IPEC Institute.
Because the consultation, which only considers valid voters’ votes, has a two-point margin of error, Lula’s final score can fluctuate between 49% and 53%, while Bolsonaro fluctuates between 35% and 39% of approval.
The standoff between left-wing leader Lula da Silva, candidate for the third term, and right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro comes at the end of a highly polarized election campaign with a clash of worldviews upsetting the balance of America Latina, closely watched by the United States and Europe and observed by Russia and China. A challenge completed in a climate of tension and intimidation, reaching the two contenders with dozens of affirmations.
The opening of electronic ballot boxes at 8:00 a.m. Brazilian time in 5,570 cities in the country and in 181 locations abroad for compulsory voting for all citizens between the ages of 18 and 70. In addition to the next president of the republic (39th), federal and state deputies, senators and governors of the 26 states and the district of Brasilia will also be elected, for over 29,200 candidates and 1.8 million voters.
The system is the majority system: to be elected, the candidate must receive more than 50% of the total votes, otherwise the election, scheduled for October 30th, will take place.
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