TODAY: Brazilians Vote In “Historic” Presidential Election

The Associated Press reports:

The race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. There are nine other candidates, but their support pales to that for Bolsonaro and da Silva.

Recent opinion polls have given da Silva a commanding lead — the last Datafolha survey published Saturday found a 50% to 36% advantage for da Silva among those who intended to vote. It interviewed 12,800 people, with a margin of error of two percentage points.

An outright win by da Silva would sharpen focus on Bolsonaro’s reaction to the count. He has repeatedly questioned the reliability not just of opinion polls, but also of Brazil’s electronic voting machines. Analysts fear he has laid the groundwork to reject results.

Read the full article. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held on October 30th.

BREAKING: Polls open in Brazil for an election that could signal a sharp turn to the left in the world’s fourth-largest democracy after four years of far-right leadership. https://t.co/A4TT86JDG5

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2022

Brazilians will cast their vote for president on Sunday and will choose between Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The election is widely regarded as the nation’s most important vote in decades, historians in Brazil say. https://t.co/bTmJc4ZtsE

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 1, 2022

Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to choose between two candidates for president.

Polls show former president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva could defeat President Jair Bolsonaro in the first round. Bolsonaro has threatened not to accept a loss. https://t.co/Oxre4zJjxm

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 2, 2022