Brazil began the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, 4 October, a vote that may determine the country's future direction. Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is competing for the post of head of state against right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Tagesspiegel ↗
Polling stations opened at 8:00 local time and are scheduled to close at 5:00 p.m. Around 160 million voters are eligible to cast ballots. Brazilians are also deciding on two-thirds of the seats in the Senate and all members of the Chamber of Deputies. Der Standard ↗
The pre-election campaign was marked by a tight race. Lula, who is 80 years old, is seeking his last term, his fourth overall, in non-consecutive terms. Flávio Bolsonaro is 45 and is running for the radical right-wing camp. Polls suggested that the two main candidates were nearly even, with some giving a slight edge to one or the other. NOS ↗
Flávio Bolsonaro is the eldest son of Jair Bolsonaro, a former president who was convicted. His candidacy therefore maintains a strong political continuity with the period of the previous right-wing government. Die Zeit ↗
The election contest was also accompanied by a dispute over a statue of the Virgin Mary, which became one of the flashpoints of the political conflict. Given the expected close result, attention is focused on the possibility of a second round, which is scheduled for 25 October. Standard.sk ↗
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