
Trader Antonio Pereira de Lima, 61, opened his snack bar in front of the CAIC school in São Carlos, SP, on voting day to take advantage of the voter movement, reporting a good flow of customers in the morning and afternoon.
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Informal commerce often takes advantage of events with a large concentration of people, such as elections, to increase sales.
Voting deadline closes at 5pm. In the image, poll workers putting their fingerprints to end the voting period at a school in São Carlos, SP
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Businessman Antonio Pereira de Lima, 61 years old, took advantage of the large movement of voters to make money. Owner of a snack bar in front of the CAIC school for eight months, together with his wife and sister-in-law, Nadir and Aládia, he said that the place does not open on Sundays, but decided to open today as an exception.
"I thought it would be a lot of movement, because a lot of people vote here. There was a lot of movement in the morning, and in the afternoon too. It was really worth it," he said.

Trader Antonio Pereira de Lima, 61 years old, opened his snack bar in front of the CAIC school in São Carlos, SP, on voting day, taking advantage of the voter movement to increase sales, alongside his wife and sister-in-law.
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