Voting for the Brazilian presidential election begins… Is the first ballot confirmed? runoff voting?

Far-right Bolsonaro and left-wing Lula, a quantum structure… Left-right ideological confrontation between current and former employees

If there is no candidate receiving a majority of the votes in the first round, runoff voting for the first and second place candidates on the 30th

Citizens voting at a polling place in downtown Sao Paulo

(São Paulo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ji-yoon Kim = Voting is being held at a polling station in downtown Sao Paulo on the 2nd (local time) on Election Day of Brazil. 2022.10.2 kjy329@yna.co.kr

(São Paulo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ji-yoon Kim = The first round of voting for the Brazilian presidential election started at 8 am Brasilia time, the capital city, on the 2nd (local time) and is proceeding smoothly.

A total of 11 candidates were running for this presidential election.

However, early on, the structure was hardened by a bilateral confrontation between the current president, far-right Jair Bolsonaro (67) and the ex-president, left-wing politician Luis Inacio Lula Dashiuba (76), leading to a confrontation between the former and incumbent presidents and an ideological confrontation between the left and the right. has drawn attention

In addition to the four-year term of the president, this election also elects the governor, members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and members of the state legislature at the same time.

According to the Supreme Election Court of Brazil, the total number of candidates running in all elections this year is 5,570, and the number of voters is 156 million.

In Brazil, voting is compulsory for voters between the ages of 18 and 70, and voters aged 70 and over and those aged 16 and 17 can vote at will.

According to local media, at polling stations across the country, voters who wanted to cast their ballots started lining up in long lines from around 6:00 a.m., two hours before the official start of voting.

Brazilian voters waiting in line to vote
Brazilian voters waiting in line to vote

(Sao Paulo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ji-yoon Kim = Voters wait in line to vote at a polling station in downtown Sao Paulo on the 2nd (local time) during the Brazilian presidential election. 2022.10.2. kjy329@yna.co.kr

Darby Heize G. Souza, 29, who met at a polling station in downtown São Paulo, arrived at the polling station at 8 a.m. when voting began and voted for Lula. Vaccines are delayed, and everything they do is corrupt and substandard political behavior, and their international reputation has deteriorated absurdly,” he said.

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Teobaudo Le Copi, 17, who voted early because it was the first presidential election, said, “I have always been interested in[voting]. Especially since this is my first time, it is meaningful.” I can’t be Lee,” he said, adding that he voted for Bolsonaro.

Former President Lula voted
Former President Lula voted

[AP 연합뉴스 자료사진. 재판매 및 DB 금지]

Candidate Bolsonaro voted this morning in Rio de Janeiro’s district of military residences.

Candidate Lula voted at a polling station in Bernardo do Campos, São Paulo, at around 8:40 a.m., along with his wife, Jozangela da Silva, and vice-presidential candidate Jeraudo Auquiming.

Voting on this day, which will be conducted electronically, will continue until 5 pm (Brazilia standard).

It is expected that the exit poll of the broadcasting company will be announced after the voting is completed, so that the approximate election result can be estimated.

In addition, since the electronic voting method is conducted, it is expected that the voting results will be known around 8 pm if the counting goes smoothly.

According to Brazil’s Supreme Election Court, if a candidate receives a majority of the votes in the first round of the presidential election, the election will be confirmed immediately.

It is noteworthy whether Candidate Lula will be able to secure the election in the first round, given that Candidate Lula has always maintained the top spot in various opinion polls, and showed an approval rate of close to 50% near the election day.

kjy329@yna.co.kr

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