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By Jack Nicas
RIO DE JANEIRO – Since Brazil’s presidential race began last year, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former leftist president, has been far ahead in the polls. Many analysts had even predicted that he would assume the presidency in the first circular. on Sunday, ousting President Jair Bolsonaro after a term without marrying.
But just hours after polls closed, the two contenders were head to head, with more than 79% of the votes counted. Based on those results, it seemed almost certain that the contest would head for a circular moment on October 30. Datafolha, one of Brazil’s most sensible pollsters, predicted Sunday night that there is no chance that Mr. da Silva will be elected on Sunday.
The first effects were a victory in the primaries of M. Bolsonaro, who had said for weeks that polls seriously underestimated his support. Until now, the effects had proved him right.
The race was widely seen as the most important vote in decades for Latin America’s largest nation. That’s partly because of the radically different visions the two men presented for the country of 217 million people, and because Brazil faces a multitude of demanding situations in the coming years. years, adding environmental threats, emerging hunger, a decaying economy and a deeply polarized society.
But the election was also widely watched in Brazil and as it was a primary check for one of the world’s largest democracies. For months, Bolsonaro has criticized the country’s electronic voting machines for being riddled with fraud, even though there is virtually no evidence, and advised that the only way to lose is if the election is stolen.
Bolsonaro, 67, is a far-right populist whose first term was noted for his turmoil and constant attacks on the electoral system. It has sparked outrage and fear over policies that have accelerated deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, over its adoption of unproven drugs. opposed to Covid-19 vaccines, and for his harsh attacks on political rivals, judges, bloodhounds and medical professionals.
Da Silva, 76, is a leftist arsonist who oversaw Brazil’s rise in the first decade of this century, but then went to prison for corruption. These accusations were later dismissed and now, after leading the polls for months, the guy known as “Lula” is about to achieve an astonishing political resurrection.
They are the two most well-known and polarizing personalities in Brazil.
Bolsonaro needs to sell Brazil’s state-owned oil company, open the Amazon to more mining and weapons regulations and introduce more conservative values. da Silva promises to raise taxes on the rich to expand facilities for the poor, adding to expand the social safety net, raise the minimum wage and feed and house more people.
On Sunday, with a total of 11 presidential candidates on the ballot, those focused not only on vote counting, but also on what would happen after the effects were announced.
Bolsonaro has questioned the security of Brazil’s e-voting formula for months, claiming without evidence that it is vulnerable to fraud and that Bolsonaro supporters have been wondering about the security of Brazil’s e-voting formula. Bolsonaro has said the only way he can lose is by borrowing elections.
“We have 3 for me: prison, death or victory,” he told supporters at mass rallies last year. “Tell the **** that you will never arrest me. “
Instead, it gave the impression that at the end of the night, Bolsonaro would be celebrating.
André Spigariol, Flávia Milhorance and Manuel Andreoni contributed to the report.
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