Bolsonaro 51% vs Lula 41%... Vote counting in big cities happens first
Quick Look
- At the beginning of the vote count for the Brazilian presidential election, Senator Bolsonaro is ahead of President Lula's 40.97% with 50.94% of the vote, but the gap is expected to narrow as the vote count progresses in the northeast, where Lula's support is strong.
- If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a runoff election will be held on the 25th.
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Why It Matters
Brazil uses an electronic vote counting system, and if no one receives a majority of votes, the top two candidates hold a runoff election. In advance opinion polls, Lula showed an advantage, but as the votes in big cities were reflected first in the early stages of vote counting, a close race between the two candidates continued.
Bolsonaro 51% vs Lula 41%... Vote counting in big cities happens first
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party is leading in the early counting of votes in the Brazilian presidential election held on the 4th (local time).
With the vote count exceeding 24% in about an hour and 20 minutes after the polls closed, Rep. Bolsonaro is ahead of President Lula, who received 50.94% of the vote, with only 40.97%.
Bolsonaro is maintaining a surprising lead in the early stages as votes are counted first in urban areas such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
However, it is expected that the gap between the two candidates will quickly narrow once the vote counting in the northeastern region, where President Lula's support is strong, begins to be counted in earnest.
Following the two candidates, writer Augusto Curri recorded 2.94% of the votes and Ronaldo Kaido recorded 2.37% of the votes, forming a middle rank.
In preliminary opinion polls, President Lula has continued to show an advantage, but as votes in urban areas are counted first in the early stages of the vote counting, it is becoming difficult to predict the outcome.
Since the two candidates' strong rivalry is so strong and the race is so close, it is expected that, unless there is a surprise, Senator Bolsonaro and President Lula will decide the final winner in the runoff election scheduled for the 25th.
According to Brazilian election law, if no candidate receives a majority (more than 50%) of the votes in the first round, the top two candidates must hold a runoff election. Brazil is adopting electronic vote counting, so it is expected that the final rankings of the first round of voting and the outline of the final bracket will be revealed this evening.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The runoff election between Bolsonaro and Lula will be held on the 25th.
Very likely · Within weeks
As the vote count in the northeast progresses, the gap in votes between Bolsonaro and Lula will narrow.
Likely · Within hours
Open Questions
- How will the final results change once the northeastern vote count is complete?
- Which candidate will win the runoff election?
- How will the election results affect Brazil's economic and social policies?
