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The second round of the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil is scheduled for next Sunday (25), with Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) competing against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), who is seeking re-election. The campaign event took place in São Paulo and was attended by Flávio Bolsonaro's political allies.
The campaign event brought together 71,900 people at its peak, according to the methodology of the USP/Cebrap Political Debate Monitor and More in Common.
With a margin of error of 12%, the estimate indicates that the public was between 63.3 thousand and 80.5 thousand people at 12:20 pm, peak time. The count is made from aerial photos, analyzed by artificial intelligence software.
On stage, Flávio stated that "there are seven days left to rid Brazil of the PT", in reference to the second round of the presidential elections. The candidate also said that his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), will participate in the inauguration ceremony if he is elected. "You will see Jair Messias Bolsonaro place the sash of president of the Republic on his son," he declared.
He also said that, if he is elected president, he intends to nominate four ministers to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) who are against abortion and drugs.
Flávio is competing for the Presidency with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), a candidate for re-election. Voting is scheduled for next Sunday (25).
Among the allies present at the event are the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), the president of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (Alesp), André do Prado (PL), federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG), Lucas Pavanato (PL), elected federal deputy for São Paulo, and Daniella Marques, responsible for coordinating Flávio Bolsonaro's economic program.
The mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (MDB), and Pablo Marçal also participate in Flávio Bolsonaro's (PL) campaign event. During the demonstration, the presidential candidate raised a flag with the words "Out with Lula and Moraes", in reference to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), his opponent in the second round, and Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
A survey by g1 showed that Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) adopted different strategies on Instagram throughout the electoral dispute. The analysis of 2,129 publications by the two candidates, between January 1st and October 14th, revealed that Flávio published more and had greater engagement in the pre-campaign, but Lula took the lead in the volume of posts during the campaign.
In the second round, Lula began to directly mention his opponent more frequently: the surname "Bolsonaro" appears in 26% of his publications, while "Flávio" is present in 20%. The PL candidate has reduced references to Lula, mentioned in 15% of his posts at this stage. Flávio's publications continue to focus on requests for votes and messages of victory: the words "vote" and "win" appear in 54% and 50% of the posts, respectively.
Despite publishing less, Flávio maintains significant engagement numbers. In the second round, the senator's typical publication registered 658 thousand likes and comments, compared to Lula's 680 thousand. The president, however, accumulates more interactions in total, driven by the greater volume of publications: 8.4 million per day, compared to 2 million for his opponent. See the complete survey.
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Flávio Bolsonaro will nominate four ministers to the STF who are against abortion and drugs if he is elected president.
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Jair Bolsonaro will participate in Flávio Bolsonaro's inauguration ceremony if he is elected president.
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