Lula da Silva voted
The former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva He voted this morning near São Paulo and said that the ballotage that faces him this Sunday against President Jair Bolsonaro will define a “country and life model” in Brazil.
Lula, 77, assured that this It is the most important election of his careerafter voting in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in the industrial belt of Greater São Paulo, where he forged his trade union and political career since the 1980s.
Bolsonaro’s expectations
Jair Bolsonaro said he hopes to win “God willing” and “for the good of Brazil” in the ballotage. The president made remarks after voting shortly after the opening of the elections.
We have “victory expectations for the good of Brazil. We have only had good news in recent days. God willing, we will be victorious this afternoon,” Bolsonaro told reporters.
Jair Bolsonaro voted
The president of Brazil and candidate for re-election, Jair Bolsonaro, voted in a school in Rio de Janeiro, minutes after the opening of the polling stations.
The far-right president arrived at the school in the Villa Militar neighborhood, in the western part of Rio de Janeiro. He arrived at the scene escorted by a caravan of black cars and dressed in the jersey of the Brazilian soccer team.
The second round started
The polling stations opened in Brazil for the ballotage of the presidential election between the current president Jair Bolsonaro and his rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The voting centers began operating at 8 a.m. and will close at 5 p.m., and the results are expected shortly after the closing of the elections thanks to the electronic ballot box system.