With 63.4% of votes counted, Bolsonaro had 45.8% and Lula 45.3%, according to the electoral authority. It isn’t yet clear if either candidate could claim an outright victory. A possible runoff is scheduled for Oct. 30.
At one point, Bolsonaro claimed to possess evidence of fraud but never presented any, even after the electoral authority set a deadline to do so. He said as recently as Sept. 18 that if he doesn’t win in the first round, something must be “abnormal.”The steep rise in police violence has been celebrated by President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pushed for laws that would provide immunity for officers who commit homicide in the line of duty.
that polls indicated he had been leading against Bolsonaro. The Supreme Court later annulled the convictions on grounds that the judge was biased and colluded with prosecutors. Others, like Marialva Pereira, are more forgiving. She said she would vote for the former president for the first time since 2002.
“I want to try to make the country return to normality, try to make this country again take care of its people,” he told reporters.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro summoned his supporters into the streets to challenge the voting system ahead of October’s election. On Saturday, Bolsonaro shared social media posts by right-leaning foreign politicians, including former U.S. President Trump, who called on Brazilians to vote for him. Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed gratitude for stronger bilateral relations, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also praised him.
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