More than 156 million Brazilians attend this Sunday, October 2, the first round of decisive elections.
The main candidates, according to the polls, are the far-right and current president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is seeking reelection, and the leftist Lula da Silva, former president between 2003 and 2011. If a candidate achieves 50% of the valid votes, he will win. without resorting to a second round, set for Sunday the 30th.
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Lula, a resurrection
Few people have traveled the world so much and seen as little outside of hotels, palaces and offices as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (76 years old, Garanhuns, Pernambuco).
He was already the former president of Brazil when, on an official trip to India, he did not reserve a single moment outside the official agenda, not even to make a brief getaway and visit one of the most beautiful monuments in the world.
“In recent years, Lula has done nothing but politics.
He does not take advantage of any trip to see anything.
In India he did not even see the Taj Mahal.
He stayed in the hotel receiving politicians, ”reveals his biographer and friend Fernando Morais, who has followed in his footsteps for a decade, over the phone.
By
Naiara Galarraga
from São Paulo.
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In the image, Lula da Silva seen by
Sciammarella.
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Bolsonaro, destruction as a strategy
The event that has probably marked the life of Jair Messias Bolsonaro most intensely occurred in 1970 in the small town where he lived with his brothers and his parents, an unlicensed dentist who, to earn a living, ventured as a gold prospector and a housewife who had such a bad pregnancy that she wanted to baptize him as Messias because he considered his birth a miracle.
The given name, Jair, is for a soccer player.
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Naiara Galarraga
from São Paulo.
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In the image, Jair Bolsonaro seen by Sciammarella.
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What scenarios are there for Brazil after the elections?
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Naiara Galarraga
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Brazil arrives at the elections this Sunday with a country clearly divided between the followers of President Jair Bolsonaro and the contender Lula da Silva.
The latest polls mark the current president with a 31% preference of the vote compared to 48% for the leftist, opening the possibility of a close victory in the first electoral round.
Here you can see the full video analysis
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Opinion | Lula, the Brazilian Phoenix that calls itself “a walking metamorphosis”
At 76 years old and after spending 20 months in jail, the young union leader who terrorized businessmen by taking a million metalworkers out on strike, is once again fighting for the presidency of Brazil.
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Juan Arias
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Photo: Reuters
Santiago Torrado03:40
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How do you vote in Brazil?
Voting is mandatory for Brazilians between 18 and 69 years old, and optional for young people between 16 and 17 years old, as well as for those over 70. To access the ballot box, voters must present a document with a photo to prove their identity .
You can check your polling station on the website of the Superior Electoral Tribunal.
There are five positions in dispute in these elections: federal deputy, state deputy, senator, governor and president.
In the electronic ballot box the options are displayed in that order.
The voter must enter the number of his candidate and verify his name and photograph to confirm his vote.
Lula da Silva, for example, is number 13;
Jair Bolsonaro, on 22. The use of cell phones is not allowed in the voting booth, which must be left beforehand at the voting table.
Santiago Torrado02:56
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25 years without fraud: this is how Brazilian electronic ballot boxes work
President Jair Bolsonaro launched a campaign more than a year ago to sow doubts about the security of the voting system that has permeated part of Brazilians and has given an unprecedented role to electronic ballot boxes.
The 156 million voters will have to type five sets of numbers this Sunday, one for each candidate and, seeing the photo of their politician, they will press a green button to confirm their choice.
Read here the keys to the electronic ballot boxes.
Photo: Getty.
Santiago Torrado02:32
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When is the second round scheduled?
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva borders on or exceeds 50% of the valid votes in several of the latest polls, which keeps open the possibility that his dispute with President Jair Bolsonaro will be resolved in the first round.
If none of the presidential candidates exceeds half of the valid votes this Sunday, the second round between the first two will be held on Sunday, October 30.
It is the same system for the governors of the 27 states that will be elected.
Santiago Torrado01:52
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What are the election times in Brazil?
The polls are open for a period of 9 hours, between 8:00 and 17:00, in accordance with the schedule of Brasilia, the federal capital.
All voters turn out simultaneously, even if there is a difference between the time slots in a country of continental dimensions.
It is expected that an hour after the polls close, the first results of election day will be known.
Santiago Torrado01:33
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Bolsonaro regrets rejection of asylum that Brazil offered to Bolivian Jeanine Áñez
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is seeking reelection, lamented this Saturday the Bolivian government's decision to reject the asylum it offered to former president Jeanine Áñez, sentenced to ten years in prison in her country, when reading a letter in which The Bolivian thanks him for the gesture.
"The former president is imprisoned, but not for corruption but for alleged anti-democratic acts. Once I had contact with her. I interfered. I looked for a way to bring her here, give her asylum. But for now nothing," said the far-right leader in a broadcast on directly on their social networks (EFE).
Santiago Torrado01:02
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Interview | “The life of blacks in Brazil will continue to be hard”
In a country where more than half of the population defines itself as black or mestizo (56%), the favorites to reach the Presidency of Brazil in this Sunday's elections are white men: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro.
Also his vice-presidential formulas.
In the first debate, not only was there no black candidate, but there was also no black journalist, underlines Pedro Borges, co-founder and editor of Alma Preta, an agency specializing in racial issues.
"Racism in Brazil is so strong that the largest segment of the population is treated as a minority," says Borges in this interview with EL PAÍS.
Photo: Alma Preta (Courtesy).
Santiago Torrado24:45
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Lula reaches the first round with 51% of valid votes, according to Ipec
The latest survey by the firm Ipec, released this Saturday as that of Datafolha, gives Lula da Silva 51% of the valid votes, which would be enough to resolve his dispute with President Jair Bolsonaro, who has 37 votes, in the first round. % in that calculation.
Both Simone Tebet and Ciro Gomes appear tied with 5%.
Earlier we reviewed the latest Datafolha measurement, which gives Lula 50% of the valid votes for 36% of Bolsonaro.
Santiago Torrado24:25
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"In my specific case, due to my track record as an athlete, if I were contaminated by the virus I wouldn't have to worry, I wouldn't feel anything, at most a little flu or a little cold"
President Jair Bolsonaro spoke those words in March 2020, when Brazil registered the first cases of covid-19.
Although he had previously questioned the virulence of the virus, this phrase, proclaimed with the solemnity of a televised address to the nation, was the foundation stone of denialism that would mark his entire management of the pandemic.
To his history of racist, misogynistic, sexist, authoritarian or nostalgic phrases of the military dictatorship of his time as a deputy and well known before reaching the presidency, in 2018, a long list has been added now that he holds the head of State.
Here you can read
12 phrases that have defined the Bolsonaro period.
In the photo, from
AFP
, the president who is seeking re-election during the motorcycle caravan he led this Saturday in São Paulo.
Santiago Torrado01 Oct 2022 - 23:55 UTC
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Good evening from São Paulo.
I am Santiago Torrado and I am going to accompany you for the next few hours to tell you what is happening on this eve of Election Sunday.
Brazil has a much more relaxed electoral ban than other countries in the region, so there is still some movement.
Although Friday was the last day on which candidates could publish campaign announcements in the press and on television, until this Saturday at 10 p.m. (within less than two hours) they are still authorized to organize events with loudspeakers and amplifiers, but without large sound equipment or make speeches, as well as distribute graphic material.
On the day the pulse between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro moved mainly to the streets of São Paulo.
There, in the most populous city in the country, the former president led a march and the current president led a caravan on motorcycles, as our colleague Jon Martín Cullell recounted in this chronicle.
Santiago Torrado01 Oct 2022 - 23:22 UTC
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Former European presidents and heads of government close ranks with Lula: "The world needs a democratic and fair Brazil"
A group of former European heads of state and government have closed ranks on the eve of the Brazilian elections this Sunday with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who aspires to win the current president, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, in a decisive vote not only for the South American country but for the balance of the entire region.
“The world needs a democratic and fair Brazil.
Only a statesman like Lula can overcome this challenge”, concludes a manifesto “in favor of democracy” signed by leaders and former leaders of different orientations.
Among the signatories are the former president of the Spanish Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and the former French socialist president François Hollande.
In the image, Lula, during the concentration this Saturday.
Jon Martin Cullell01 Oct 2022 - 22:58 UTC
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Bolsonaro receives the support of far-right European leaders
The Brazilian president has thanked the support of various European far-right leaders, including Spaniard Santiago Abascal, from Vox;
the Portuguese André Ventura, from Chega;
and the Hungarian Prime Minister, Víktor Orbán.
"Spain is also with Bolsonaro," the president wrote, after the publication of a video in which Abascal says that the Brazilian is the "option of patriots and of those who want prosperous nations against communism."
Orbán, in turn, has said that he feels "honored" to have learned about "how Bolsonaro reduced taxes in Brazil."
Jon Martin Cullell01 Oct 2022 - 22:35 UTC
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Chronicle | Bolsonaro's bikers roar "against socialism"
Brrrrrum. El grupo de Harley Davidson llega a la concentración con un ronroneo grave. En la moto de Darío Gabriel, una de las recién llegadas, ya no caben más banderas de Brasil. Ondean dos pequeñas atrás, otra delante, y una más cubre el portaequipaje. Él lleva bajo la chupa de cuero una camiseta amarilla con el rostro del ultraderechista Jair Bolsonaro, actual presidente y candidato a la reelección. “Hubo muchos años de socialismo. Él levantó la bandera y renació el patriotismo”, dice. Un día antes de la votación, la motociata de este sábado por la zona norte de São Paulo le ha permitido a Bolsonaro recibir el calor de una de sus bases más fieles, los moteros. Por Jon Martín Cullell.
Jon Martín Cullell01 Oct 2022 - 21:58 UTC
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Lula llega a la primera vuelta con el 50% de votos válidos, según los sondeos
La última encuesta de Datafolha, una de las más confiables, coloca a Lula con el 50% de los votos válidos, justo lo necesario para no tener que disputar una segunda vuelta un mes después. A Bolsonaro le da el 36%. Simone Tebet y Ciro Gomes tienen un 6% y un 5%, respectivamente. Se trata de un escenario bastante estable en las últimas semanas, con solo cambios menores, aunque Lula se ha ido acercando poco a poco a una posible victoria en primera vuelta. Ningún candidato lo ha conseguido desde los tiempos de Fernando Henrique Cardoso a finales de los 90.
Jon Martín Cullell01 Oct 2022 - 21:36 UTC
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Lula: "Vayan a la playa pero antes voten"
El candidato de la izquierda tiene la esperanza de ganar la elección en primera vuelta, para lo que necesita más del 50% de los votos válidos. Los últimos sondeos lo sitúan justo en esa barrera. "Mañana vayan a la playa, pero antes voten. Si no se decide mañana, descansaremos 15 minutos y saldremos otra vez al campo de juego", ha dicho en la rueda de prensa. "El segundo turno es otra elección, esa es mi experiencia. Lo que está en juego es la felicidad del pueblo brasileño, vamos a conversar con quién haga falta".
Jon Martín Cullell01 Oct 2022 - 21:18 UTC
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Cierre de campaña de Lula
El candidato de la izquierda celebra una rueda de prensa en un hotel del centro de São Paulo para cerrar su campaña, y nuestro compañero Federico Rivas está allí para contarlo. "La gente pensaba que [con Alckmin, candidato a vicepresidente] éramos enemigos. Y descubrimos que teníamos el mismo sueño para el pueblo brasileño", ha dicho. "Este pueblo merecía volver a votar con felicidad. Este país no merecía pasar por lo que pasó. Mañana estaré festejando en la avenida Paulista si gano en el primer turno". En la rueda de prensa están también Janja da Silva, su esposa, y Fernando Haddad, candidato a gobernador del Estado de São Paulo. La muy laxa veda electoral solo impide a los candidatos pedir el voto.
Jon Martín Cullell01 Oct 2022 - 21:02 UTC
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Primer colegio electoral abierto en Nueva Zelanda
New Zealand is the first place where Brazilians can vote.
It's just after 9:00 in the morning in that country.
In Brazil, voting will start at 8:00 am (Brasilia time) and will close at 5:00 pm.
States in other time zones will have to adapt to this indication.
In the Amazon, an hour behind Brasilia, election day will begin at 7:00 a.m. and last until 4:00 p.m.
Jon Martin Cullell01 Oct 2022 - 20:28 UTC
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