Brazil Election

Latest updates: leftwing former president edges ahead in vote in world's fourth-largest democracy.

Two big Senate wins in the south of Brazil for Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. “We will most likely have a second round,” said Nara Pavão, who teaches political science at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Rio’s Bolsonaro-supporting governor Cláudio Castro was re-elected while one of Bolsonaro’s most controversial former ministers, the evangelical preacher Damares Alves, claimed a place in the senate. “I feel great hope that this election will be decided tomorrow, but if it isn’t we’ll have to behave like a football team when a match goes to extra time. “It’s a very disappointing night for the left.” “There was a feeling among the left that Lula had a chance to win in the first round ...

Presidential elections are being held in Brazil on Sunday, with the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro expected to be replaced after just one term in office.

The fear of widespread disorder is growing and after a campaign riven by violence that fear appears to be valid If that does happen it will be a spectacular repudiation of Bolsonaro and his policies. [Brazil](/news/topic/brazil) goes to the polls the soundbites from his presidency will be ringing in voters ears.

Far-right retired military officer expected to be ousted from office by former union leader.

Asked if he would respect results, he gave a thumbs up and walked away. Ms de Carvalho also said: “A lot of people died because of him during the pandemic. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) “I didn’t like the scandals in his first administration, never voted for the Workers’ Party again. Mr Da Silva was banned from running over a corruption and money laundering conviction, for which he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. He has a 14-point lead in the latest Datafolha survey published on Saturday. Luiz Garcez, 49, in the southern city of Curitiba, said Mr Bolsonaro’s presidency has been “among the best in history” because “he built a lot and helped the country.” [intense deforestation of the Amazon rainforest](https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/brazil-election-amazon-jair-bolsonaro-b2184783.html) in 15 years. Mr Bolsonaro – a retired military officer – has been criticised for his handling of the Covid pandemic, worsening poverty, and the most Speaking after casting his ballot in Sao Bernardo do Campo, the manufacturing hub in Sao Paulo state where he was a union leader, Mr da Silva recalled that four years ago he was in jail and unable to vote. Mr Da Silva had 47.6 per cent of the votes, with Mr Bolsonaro on 43.91 per cent.

President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are in a dead heat in Brazil's election Sunday with 73% of the vote counted, ...

Even if Lula has overtaken the president as votes from the northern states that are his bastions come in, it may not be enough to deliver him the 50% he needs for the first-round victory some opinion polls had pointed to. Lula has 46% of the votes compared to 45% for Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain, the electoral court said as of 8:10 p.m. President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are in a dead heat in Brazil’s election Sunday with 73% of the vote counted, a stronger-than-expected showing by the incumbent that points to a likely run-off between the two on Oct.

Far-right Jair Bolsonaro will face leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the deciding second round of Brazil's election.

There is a fear that four more years of Bolsonaro would spell disaster for the Amazon and its people. But should Lula win, he will have a huge job on his hands. He had been a member of Congress for 27 years before becoming president. Voting stations closed a short while ago and counting is now well under way: Both endured huge death tolls in the pandemic and now face inflation levels above 8%. Others just take the opportunity to bring their pets along with them. And Lula has capitalised on that during the campaign, promising to offer protection of the forest. A vote on the future of the Amazon And in the north-east, where Lula is traditionally strong, the vote count is slower to come in. But in the key swing cities of Rio and São Paulo - which were both won by Bolsonaro in 2018 - the vote count is not so far advanced. It’s a far tighter race than people had thought it would be - the polls appear to have vastly underestimated support for Bolsonaro and if it goes to a second round, it’ll be a tense few weeks of campaigning to win the run-off. The results are in but the tension remains - and it is only likely to increase.

With around 97 per cent of the vote counted, Mr Da Silva, commonly known as Lula, had received 47.9 per cent, while incumbent Mr Bolsonaro received 43.66 per ...

Bolsonaro will have a real shot at winning the run-off, and in that case we are in deep trouble.” A second-round vote could add to the fierce polarisation and simmering political tensions in Brazil. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our By registering, you will also enjoy limited access to Premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalists Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism It was also a far tighter race than expected and polls, which predicted a big lead for Lula in the first round, appear to have underestimated support for Mr Bolsonaro. [Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva](/topic/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva) holds a tight lead over his populist rival Jair [Bolsonaro](/topic/bolsonaro) in the first round of voting in [Brazil](/topic/brazil)’s general election.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Millions across Brazil head to the polls Sunday for the first round of a presidential election that has deepened divisions in Latin ...

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro will face off against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftwing former leader, in a runoff vote at the end of this month, ...

Neither presidential candidate got more than 50% of the overall vote, meaning they will face off on 30 October.

This is a drama which has been years in the making. Not surprisingly, that tension has filtered down into the streets. But with Mr Bolsonaro counting on the agricultural sector and agribusiness for votes and support, it is Lula who is the preferred choice of climate activists. During the nights before the vote, neighbours here in Rio could be heard shouting "Lula is a thief" and "Out with Bolsonaro" at each other. In the last TV debate before the vote, President Bolsonaro called Lula a thief, in reference to the corruption charges that put him in jail for 580 days before the conviction was annulled. For Lula - who could not run in the 2018 election because he was in prison after being convicted on corruption charges - this spells a remarkable comeback.

Brazilians cast their votes on Sunday in the first round of their country's most polarized election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

Acrimonious election will go to a second round after the former president failed to secure a majority over Jair Bolsonaro.

“It’s a very disappointing night for the left.” “The campaign begins tomorrow.” “There was a feeling among the left that Lula had a chance to win in the first round ... “We all thought Lula would win easily.” “I’m disappointed,” said Kharine Gil, a 23-year-old university student. I’m confident that he will win.” A Federal Police investigation accused the far-right ideologue of making it difficult for environmental crimes to be investigated. It is time to go out onto the streets... “I feel great hope that this election will be decided tomorrow, but if it isn’t we’ll have to behave like a football team when a match goes to extra time. “But the results show we do not have the time to rest now. Bolsonaro, who significantly out-performed pollsters’s predictions and will be buoyed by the result, received 43.3%. Salles, meanwhile, was the Environment Minister who presided over a sharp rise in Amazonian deforestation.

With 98.8% of he votes tallied on Sunday's election, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 48.1% support and incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro had ...

He turned to politics after being forced out of the military for openly pushing to raise servicemen's pay. Asked if he would respect results, he gave a thumbs up and walked away. "I didn't like the scandals in his first administration, never voted for the Workers' Party again. Da Silva's own convictions for corruption and money laundering led to 19 months imprisonment, sidelining him from the 2018 presidential race that polls indicated he had been leading against Bolsonaro. With 98.8% of the votes tallied on Sunday's election, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 48.1% support and incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro had 43.5% support. Bolsonaro grew up in a lower-middle-class family before joining the army. While voting earlier Sunday, Marley Melo, a 53-year-old trader in capital Brasilia, sported the yellow of the Brazilian flag, which Bolsonaro and his supporters have coopted for demonstrations. Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed gratitude for stronger bilateral relations and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also praised him. Analysts fear he has laid the groundwork to reject results. The last Datafolha survey published Saturday found a 50% to 36% advantage for da Silva among those who intended to vote. A slow economic recovery has yet to reach the poor, with 33 million Brazilians going hungry despite higher welfare payments. He said as recently as Sept.

The highly polarised run-off election will determine whether the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy or keeps the ...

"It is too soon to go too deep, but this election shows Mr Bolsonaro's victory in 2018 was not a hiccup," he added. Speaking after the first round of the election, Mr da Silva referred to the upcoming run-off as "extra time" in a football game. Mr Bolsonaro told reporters in the capital Brasilia that he understood there was "a desire for change" among the population, but that "certain changes can be for the worse". The highly polarised vote will determine whether the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right leader in office for another four years. The highly polarised run-off election will determine whether the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right leader in office for another four years. Arguably Brazil's most critical election since the end of the military dictatorship in 1985, Mr da Silva of the leftist Workers' Party had 48.26% of the votes in his favour after 99.29% of the total ballots had been counted.

Brazil's top two presidential candidates will face each other in a run-off vote after neither got enough support to win outright in Sunday's election.

The last Datafolha survey published on Saturday found a 50% to 36% advantage for Mr da Silva among those who intended to vote. Nine other candidates were also competing for the presidency, but their support pales to that for Mr Bolsonaro and Mr da Silva. The tightness of the result on Sunday came as a surprise, since pre-election polls had given Mr da Silva a commanding lead.

Brazil's presidential election appears to be heading for a run-off, as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's strong initial showing...

"Four years ago I couldn't vote because I was the victim of a lie ... The leftist, who was president from 2003 to 2010, was jailed during the last election. Maria Lourdes de Noronha, 63, said only fraud could prevent a Bolsonaro victory, adding that "we will not accept it" if he loses. Initial results do not always capture the full picture in Brazil's sprawling national elections. He has also repeatedly cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system, prompting fears he may refuse to accept defeat and spark an institutional crisis. A second-round vote could add to fierce polarisation and simmering political violence in Latin America's biggest country.

Lula and Bolsonaro go head-to-head after a closer than expected first-round result.

There's everything to play for in this presidential race - and everything to lose if you're on the wrong side. In the run-up to this vote, Bolsonaro repeatedly said that the polls were a lie - and to many it looked like he was just a bad loser. "There's going to be beautiful blood spilled in this city," Alessandro Ferreira Soares, a parachutist, told me if Lula takes the presidency. "We are going to win the elections again, it's just a question of time." In the past few weeks, there had been a concerted effort by his supporters to try and encourage wavering voters to choose Lula, to end the Bolsonaro presidency promptly. The polls released a day before the elections had predicted a 14 percentage point gap between Lula and Bolsonaro.

The election is now going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With almost all the ...

“But certain changes can be for the worse.” Nine other candidates in the election now drop out and voters will once again go to the polls. Brazil’s election authority said the result made a second-round vote between the two candidates a mathematical certainty.

With 98.8% of the votes tallied in Sunday's election, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 48.1% support and incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro had ...

He is also remembered for his administration’s involvement in vast corruption scandals and his own convictions, which were later annulled by the Supreme Court. The last Datafolha survey published on Saturday found a 50% to 36% advantage for Mr da Silva among those who intended to vote. Mr Da Silva is credited with building an extensive social welfare programme during his 2003-2010 tenure that helped lift tens of millions into the middle class. Mr Bolsonaro’s administration has been marked by incendiary speech, his testing of democratic institutions, his widely criticised handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worst deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in 15 years. Nine other candidates were also competing, but their support pales to that for Mr Bolsonaro and Mr da Silva. With 98.8% of the votes tallied in Sunday’s election, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 48.1% support and incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro had 43.5% support.

Neither presidential candidate got more than 50% of the overall vote, meaning they will face off on 30 October.

This is a drama which has been years in the making. Not surprisingly, that tension has filtered down into the streets. But with Mr Bolsonaro counting on the agricultural sector and agribusiness for votes and support, it is Lula who is the preferred choice of climate activists. During the nights before the vote, neighbours here in Rio could be heard shouting "Lula is a thief" and "Out with Bolsonaro" at each other. In the last TV debate before the vote, President Bolsonaro called Lula a thief, in reference to the corruption charges that put him in jail for 580 days before the conviction was annulled. For Lula - who could not run in the 2018 election because he was in prison after being convicted on corruption charges - this spells a remarkable comeback.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the left-wing former president, won more votes than right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, but not enough to win outright ...

In the hours before the vote, he posted on his Twitter feed a video of former President Donald Trump urging people to vote for him. All this provided an opening for da Silva, who is now 76 and a survivor of throat cancer. Then, in a stunning turnaround, he was released on a technicality in 2019 and launched his campaign for the presidency — the sixth time he has run for the office. However, after leaving office he became ensnared in a wide-ranging corruption scandal that landed him in prison for a year and a half. Sunday's voting was largely peaceful after a contentious, sometimes violent campaign in which Brazil's democracy seemed to hang in the balance. In fact, da Silva trailed for much of the night before finally inching ahead and winning with about 47.9% of the vote, with about 97% of votes counted.

Brazil's presidential election is headed for a run-off vote, electoral authorities said on Sunday (2 October), after President Jair Bolsonaro's surprising ...

His conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court, allowing him to run again for president this year, along with nine other candidates from an array of smaller parties. His popularity has suffered since the coronavirus pandemic, which he called a “little flu” before COVID-19 killed 686,000 Brazilians. Bolsonaro had questioned polls that showed him losing to Lula in the first round, saying they did not capture enthusiasm he saw on the campaign trail. Bolsonaro will arrive with a lot of strength for re-election.” As neither got a majority of support, the race will go to a second-round vote on 30 October. Several opinion surveys had shown the leftist Lula, who was president from 2003 to 2010, leading the far-right Bolsonaro by 10-15 percentage points ahead of Sunday’s vote.

Brazil's high-stakes presidential vote on Sunday a first-round winner with the necessary majority for an outright win, setting up a tense two-man race later ...