Brazilian Presidential Election Goes to the Second Round in the First Round

Approximately 159 million voters went to the polls in Brazil, the largest country in South America.

80-year-old President Lula da Silva, who served as president for three terms and is one of the founders of the BRICS group, competed with 45-year-old Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years of house arrest on charges of planning a coup.

LULA REMAINS AT 44 PERCENT

According to the votes counted, Bolsonaro received 47.45 percent of the votes and Lula da Silva received 44.66 percent. Since one of the candidates did not receive more than 50 percent of the votes, the election went to the second round.

In the second round of elections to be held on October 25, the country's president, governors and deputy governors in 26 states and federal territories, as well as all 513 members of the House of Representatives, two-thirds of the Senate and members of the state assembly will be determined.

CANDIDATE FOR THE 7TH TIME

Lula da Silva participated in the presidential race for the 7th time after ruling the country for two terms between 2003 and 2010 and being re-elected as president in 2023.

According to Datafolha's survey, former union leader Lula da Silva's vote rate in the possible second round was measured as 48 percent, while Flavio Bolsonaro's vote rate was measured as 43 percent.