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159 million voters choose Brazil’s president
Around 159 million voters in Brazil are casting ballots in an election that began at 8:00 a.m. local time to choose the country’s president. If no candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold in the race led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a runoff will be held on October 25.
Around 159 million voters in Brazil are casting ballots for the president, state governments and legislative bodies. Voting began at 8:00 a.m. local time and will end at 5:00 p.m.
In the presidential race, incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, are leading the field.
State governments and legislatures are also being decided
Voters are also choosing governors and deputy governors in 26 states and the Federal District. They are additionally voting to elect all 513 members of the Chamber of Deputies, two-thirds of the Senate and members of state legislatures.
Brazilian law requires a candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the valid votes to be elected president in the first round. If no candidate surpasses that threshold, the two candidates with the most votes will compete in a runoff on October 25.
Lula runs for president for the seventh time
Lula da Silva is running for president for the seventh time after governing the country twice between 2003 and 2010 and being elected president again in 2023.
Lula da Silva, a former trade union leader, said in recent months in response to questions about his health: "I have the same energy I had when I was 30."
The election campaign is being conducted as the economy shows signs of slowing. While gross domestic product growth is expected to be around 2 percent this year, the government continues to highlight the decline in the unemployment rate and progress in combating poverty among the main themes of its campaign.
In Datafolha's poll on a possible runoff, Lula da Silva received 48 percent support, while Flávio Bolsonaro was measured at 43 percent.
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