NewzBrazilians are voting Sunday in a pivotal presidential election dominated by incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his ideological opposite, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro.Preelection polls suggested both have a chance of winning outright, but if neither gets a majority of the vote, a runoff will be held on Oct. 25.Nearly 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in Latin America’s largest economy.
President Donald Trump and the son of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, whom Lula defeated four years ago.Here's the latest:Lula urges voters over 70 to cast ballotsBrazil’s incumbent president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, voted after 9 a.m. in a school in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo.The 80-year-old Lula said that he was confident that he could get his first outright victory in seven runs for the presidency. He also urged Brazilians above age 70, who aren’t legally required to vote, to show up and cast their ballots.Wearing a hat to protect his head after a skin cancer diagnosis, Lula told journalists that he needs “to do double what we have done” if reelected and also said that “Brazil will not go forward by making arms sales easier,” in reference to a long-standing pledge of his main opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro.Voter highlights the issue of crime in BrazilRosane Wink, 67, a retired engineer with German origins who voted in the same school as Flávio Bolsonaro, is a lifelong conservative voter who supports the former president’s son and his promise to classify criminal groups as terrorist organizations.“It’s a kind of terrorism that they’re doing with us,” said Wink, who was wearing a T-shirt with Brazil’s national colors.Last month, a robber held a gun to her stomach and then bit her hand and removed her wedding ring, she said.“We’re not going to succeed in putting an end to crime, but we have to find a way to diminish it.”Brazil’s patron saint has become a surprise election issueBrazil's patron saint is Our Lady of Aparecida.A comment on Jesus by Sen.
Flávio Bolsonaro recently went viral, triggering fears among many Catholics that he might intend to remove the patron saint status of Our Lady of Aparecida — a claim Bolsonaro has denied.In an Aug. 23 video, Bolsonaro said that he would “declare that Brazil belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ.” Some Catholics interpreted that as meaning that the presidential candidate would remove Our Lady … Preelection polls suggested both have a chance for winning outright, but if neither gets a majority of the vote, a runoff will be held on Oct.
Nearly 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in Latin America’s largest economy. Here’s the latest: Voting is underway in Brazil Voting has started in Brazil’s high-stakes presidential election, pitting the two main candidates, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his ideological opposite, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, against each other.
Almost 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in this tense political showdown. Brazilians will also elect 27 state governors, members of state legislatures, all 513 federal members of the lower house of congress and 54 of the country’s 81 senators in Sunday’s vote. Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro, is taking on incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva.
Polls show the first round of voting will likely lead to a runoff. SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilians began voting Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, ideological opposites who are each seen as having a shot at an outright victory.If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will head to a runoff on Oct.
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