Presidential elections are taking place in Brazil, the main fight is between Lula and Bolsonaro

Presidential elections are taking place in Brazil, and the situation in the polling stations is calm.

The main struggle is between incumbent President Lula da Silva and right-wing politician Flavio Bolsonaro.

Polling stations will be open until 17:00 (23:00 Moscow time), the voting results will be known on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 4 - RIA Novosti. Brazilians are actively voting in the presidential elections in Brazil, the situation at the polling stations is calm, a RIA Novosti correspondent was convinced.

Opposite several polling stations, activists gather in support of one candidate or another in the hope of influencing undecided voters.

In Brazil, voting is electronic and each voter must enter several numbers into a machine, depending on who they are voting for. There are many numbers, since not only the president is elected, but also governors and parliament. Some voters come with leaflets on which the desired option is written.

In front of polling stations, election headquarters are scattering small leaflets with candidate numbers in the hope that someone will make their choice at the last minute.

However, the main struggle was between the country's current president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and right-wing politician Flavio Bolsonaro. Most Brazilians vote for them.

“I’ve been very nervous for several days now, I don’t even want to look at the poll results. But I believe that the Brazilians will vote wisely and choose Lula (da Silva), I don’t even want to imagine another option,” Elisette Morais, a supporter of the current president, told RIA Novosti.

Coming from Buzios, about 180 kilometers from Rio de Janeiro, Patricia Moura did not have to be convinced to vote; she voted for Bolsonaro.

“I’ve been on the right since 2018,” she explained, referring to the year Jair Bolsonaro, the father of Lula da Silva’s main rival, won the election.