(ANSA) - SAN PAOLO, OCTOBER 30 - "This is the most important day of my life, and I think it is a very important day for the Brazilian people".
This was said by the left-handed leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Pt), after voting in a school in San Bernardo do Campo, in the state of Sao Paulo, according to reports from the Brazilian news portal of Estadao.
The PT candidate for the Planalto palace arrived at the polling station a little more than an hour after the polls had opened, accompanied, among others, by the candidate for the government of the state of SanPaulo, Fernando Haddad, and as in the first round he kissed the ballot. of the vote.
The leader was greeted with cheers and made the L sign with one hand in response.
"Today is the most important day of my life, and I think it is a very important day for the Brazilian people, because today the people define the model of the country they want, the model of life they want," the left-wing leader told the press. , saying he is confident that the Brazilian people will vote for a project that defends democracy.
Lula will follow the counting of votes in a hotel in São Paulo, in the Jardins region.
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