Confirmation of Lula’s victory in the first round of the Brazilian elections

The electoral court confirmed the victory of the presidential candidate of the Labor Party after 100 percent of the ballot boxes had been counted, 41 hours after the official scheduled end of voting.

Lula will contest the second round of voting on October 30 against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who aspires to be re-elected by the Liberal Party with 43.20 percent of the valid vote.

None of the candidates for power in the first action achieved an absolute majority of the votes, that is, more than half of the valid votes (excluding null votes and invalid votes), as provided by Brazilian legislation to be elected.

Gate G1 confirms that there are sections where voters are lining up to vote until Sunday night, although polls are expected to close until 5:00 p.m. local time in Brasilia.

Because of the long queues, at 9:00 pm local time, some people were still exercising their right in Duque de Caxias, Buzios, Belford Roxo and in the capital, Rio de Janeiro.

The outcome of the presidential dispute, with Lula and Bolsonaro in the second round, was announced on Sunday, at 9:25 p.m. local time, when 96.93 percent of the polls were held.

At the time, the Labor leader had 47.85 percent (54.8 million) of the valid votes, and the ex-military man had 43.7 (50.1 million).

The vote for Lula was 5,725,504 votes, or 48.43 percent, on Tuesday, and Bolsonaro’s vote was 5,172,345 (43.20 percent).

Also in the presidential elections, the former labor leader came first in 3,378 cities in Brazil, with great dominance in the northeast, while Bolsonaro conquered the front in 2,192 cities, focusing on the central, western and southern regions.

Lula was the most voted in all the municipalities of Ceará, Paraíba, Piauí and Sergipe. For his part, Bolsonaro completely conquered Rondônia, as well as the Federal District (DF).

The court also noted that governor elections were completed on Sunday in 14 states and in the Federal District. Another 12 regional divisions will need a second turn.

Disputes for the House of Representatives, the Federal Senate and the legislatures do not have a second round and have already been settled.

For the House of Representatives, elected federal representatives will occupy 513 seats. Of the 50 most votes, 20 were nominated by the state of São Paulo, the country’s largest electoral college, with 22.16 percent of the total number of voters.

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