By RUZEKI, Shadow News.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. More than 130 million Brazilians will vote on Sunday(October 2, 2022) in a highly polarized election, which could determine if the country returns a leftist to the presidency or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another four years.
Jair Bolsonaro seeks re-election and Lula da Silva aims for comeback.
Brazilian Incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in 2022 |
Brazilian Ex-President Lula da Silva in 2022 |
What you need to know about Sunday's Brazilian election:
- More than 130 million Brazilians will vote Sunday in a highly polarized election.
- The polls will open at 8 A.M. Brasilia time, the race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, former President Lula da Silva.
- There are nine other candidates, but their support pales to that for Bolsonaro and da Silva.
- Incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is seeking a second term.
- The vote is conducted electronically; preliminary results are out within minutes, while the final result is expected within hours after polls close at 5 P.M, Brasilia time.
- The campaign has been acrimonious and polarizing with the two main candidates trading insults.
- During a televised debate on Thursday, President Bolsonaro called Lula, who served time in prison after being convicted on corruption charges, an "ex-inmate" and a "traitor", while Lula labelled the president "a liar".
- Brazil's electoral system requires that a candidate win more than 50% of the valid votes cast in order to be declared president-elect.
Five key facts about Bolsonaro:
- 67 years old
- far-right
- former army captain
- running for a second consecutive term
- has cast unsubstantiated doubts on the trustworthiness of Brazil's electronic voting system.
- He will vote in Rio de Janeiro, where he grew up in a modest family before joining the army.
Five key facts about Lula:
- 76 years old
- left-wing
- former metal worker
- was president from 2003-2010
- imprisoned in 2018 but conviction was later thrown out.
- He will vote in Sao Paulo state, where he was once a metalworker and union leader.
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