Brazil election

Reports of police officers in Brazil blocking key highways and pulling over buses filled with voters on the way to the polls Sunday gave rise to allegations ...

[close ally](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/10/20/brazils-bolsonaro-is-the-latest-rightwing-strongman-to-endorse-trump/) of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has hinted he [may not concede](https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/10/02/brazilian-elections-heres-what-to-know-as-trump-backed-bolsonaro-faces-former-leftist-president-lula/?sh=1d3a5e675a61) if he loses and has floated unfounded allegations of election fraud. [all-electronic elections](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/30/world/brazil-presidential-election), the results will be released relatively quickly compared to other nations’ elections. He has also pledged to push back against deforestation and end illegal mining [in the Brazilian Amazon](https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/10/02/brazilian-elections-heres-what-to-know-as-trump-backed-bolsonaro-faces-former-leftist-president-lula/?sh=1d3a5e675a61), while Bolsonaro has advocated for even more mining, ranching and farming in the environmentally sensitive region. He is challenged for a second term by Lula, who served as president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 and is running on a platform that includes [increasing taxes on Brazil’s wealthiest](https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/10/02/brazilian-elections-heres-what-to-know-as-trump-backed-bolsonaro-faces-former-leftist-president-lula/?sh=1d3a5e675a61) citizens along with raising the minimum wage and boosting social programs. [extend voting hours](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-highway-police-blockades-fan-voter-suppression-fears-2022-10-30/) in Brazil’s polls, which closed at 5 p.m. Prosecutors said Lula took more than a million dollars in kickbacks in exchange for contracts with government subcontractors, but his supporters say the large-scale investigation that swept up the former president was rigged. [Brazil Elections: Trump-Backed Bolsonaro Faces Former Leftist President Lula—Here’s What To Know](https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/10/02/brazilian-elections-heres-what-to-know-as-trump-backed-bolsonaro-faces-former-leftist-president-lula/?sh=1d3a5e675a61) (Forbes) [Brazil highway police blockades fan voter-suppression fears](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-highway-police-blockades-fan-voter-suppression-fears-2022-10-30/) (Reuters) local time, Bolsonaro led Lula 50.7% to 49.3% with around 39% of precincts counted. The results of Brazil’s elections. [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/30/brazil-highway-police-vote-suppression/). [who didn’t vote](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/30/world/brazil-presidential-election) because of the operations.”

Brazil's election boss on Sunday announced the lifting of traffic police roadblocks that had "delayed" voters during a high-stakes presidential election, ...

De Moraes said the situation had been resolved and "there will be no postponement of the end of the vote." Analysts have said that abstention in the poorest regions of Brazil is a factor that could have a significant impact on an extremely tight race. Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil's election boss on Sunday announced the lifting of traffic police roadblocks that had "delayed" voters during a high-stakes presidential election, after the blockages led to an outcry from the left.

Brazil Election: Questions arose over the integrity of the vote amid reports that Brazil's federal highway police was conducting illegal roadblocks.

Questions arose over the integrity of the vote amid reports that Brazil's federal highway police was conducting illegal roadblocks of buses carrying voters across the northeast region where Lula's support is strongest. Brazil Election: Questions arose over the integrity of the vote amid reports that Brazil's federal highway police was conducting illegal roadblocks. Voting in Brazil's presidential election was not slowed by police stopping busses, Superior Electoral Court chief Alexandre de Moraes said on Sunday, adding that poll stations would not close later than usual due to such police operations.

A polarised Brazilian electorate has gone to the ballots amid allegations of voter suppression in a tense runoff...

The Federal Highway Police said they had complied with court orders. Brazilian media reported that such operations were concentrated in the northeast, where Lula has the strongest support. With 80.9 per cent of voting machines counted, Lula had 50.3 per cent of votes compared with 49.7 per cent for Bolsonaro, though a significant number of votes remained to be counted in the Bolsonaro stronghold state of Sao Paulo.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took an early lead in the initial vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, ahead of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ...

SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took an early lead in the initial vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, ahead of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose Workers Party usually gets stronger support in regions that are slower to report results. With 5.6% of voting machines counted, Bolsonaro had 53.2% of valid votes, compared with 46.8% for Lula, the Superior Electoral Court reported on its website. Bolsonaro takes lead in initial vote count of Brazil election

Challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had pulled slightly ahead of Jair Bolsonaro.

Da Silva has specifically criticized Bolsonaro for the nation’s fallen stature abroad, highlighting the dearth of state visits and bilateral meetings. 2, the first half of votes tallied likewise showed Bolsonaro ahead, with da Silva pulling ahead later after votes from his strongholds were counted. “Today we are choosing the kind of Brazil we want, how we want our society to organize. In the first round of voting, on Oct. “The huge challenge that Lula has will be to pacify the country,” he said. His victory marks the first time since Brazil’s 1985 return to democracy that the sitting president has failed to win reelection.

After being jailed on corruption charges, the left-wing da Silva engineered a stunning political resurrection on Sunday by winning Brazil's presidential runoff ...

"I send my congratulations to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his election to be the next president of Brazil following free, fair, and credible elections," President Biden said in a statement. Lira told reporters that it was time for pro-Bolsonaro forces to reach out to the other side, adding "long live democracy in Brazil." ... Today, we are saying to the world that Brazil is back." Da Silva and Bolsonaro were the two top finishers in a first round of presidential voting on Oct. But he was released on a technicality in 2019 and launched yet another run for the presidency that quickly garnered enthusiastic support. "I'm really happy," said Victor Costelo, 33, who works in advertising, as he celebrated on the streets of Sao Paulo that were crowded with da Silva supporters, many of them wearing the red colors of his Workers Party. As president, he oversaw an economic boom that helped lift millions out of poverty, making him an icon of the Latin American left. He has also pledged to protect the Amazon rainforest after But neither da Silva nor Bolsonaro secured more than half the votes required for an outright victory, forcing this weekend's runoff election. Bolsonaro, 67, a populist in the mold of former U.S. With nearly all the ballots counted, official returns gave da Silva, who is a former two-term president, 50.8% of the vote compared to 49.2% for Bolsonaro. Da Silva will be sworn-in for a four-year term on Jan.

Former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's bitterly-fought election, denying far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a second term.

Mr Bolsonaro had promised to continue the right-wing policies of his government, while Mr da Silva promised a return to the socialist policies implemented in his previous terms. With 98.8 per cent of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, Mr da Silva had 50.8 per cent and Mr Bolsonaro 49.2 per cent. - He had 50.8 per cent of the tallied votes while Mr Bolsonaro had 49.2 per cent

The results bring to a close the most consequential election in Brazil in decades. Now, president-elect da Silva faces the huge task of reinvigorating ...

"I send my congratulations to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his election to be the next president of Brazil following free, fair, and credible elections," President Biden said in a statement. Lira told reporters that it was time for pro-Bolsonaro forces to reach out to the other side, adding "long live democracy in Brazil." Da Silva and Bolsonaro were the two top finishers in a first round of presidential voting on Oct. But he was released on a technicality in 2019 and launched yet another run for the presidency that quickly garnered enthusiastic support. "I'm really happy," said Victor Costelo, 33, who works in advertising, as he celebrated on the streets of Sao Paulo that were crowded with da Silva supporters, many of them wearing the red colors of his Workers Party. With nearly all the ballots counted, official returns gave da Silva, who is a former two-term president, 50.8% of the vote compared to 49.2% for Bolsonaro.

Left-wing former leader wins Brazil's presidency in close vote over incumbent ultra-conservative.

“The huge challenge that Lula has will be to pacify the country,” said Traumann. Brazilian media reported such operations were concentrated in the northeast, where Lula has the strongest support. The Federal Highway Police said they had complied with court orders. “First of all, I’d like to thank all the comrades that are here with me. I think everyone knows it’s an uphill battle, but I think people are very excited to see what Lula will do,” Casaroes told Al Jazeera. Now, I have the feeling that many people are celebrating the end of a very dark period.

Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva has defeated incumbent far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in the country's presidential election.

Good job in The Revenant!” What happens there matters to us all and youth voting is key in driving change for a healthy planet,” DiCaprio said. “The outcome of the Brazilian election presents an opportunity to change the course of history, not just for Brazil & the Amazon, but for the world,” DiCaprio tweeted after the result. In tears, Bolsonaro supporters in the green and yellow of the flag — which he has adopted as his own — meanwhile fell to their knees to pray for a reversal, gathered outside the seat of government in the capital, Brasilia. The outcome of the Brazilian election presents an opportunity to change the course of history, not just for Brazil & the Amazon, but for the world.— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) “I send my congratulations to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election to be the next president of Brazil following free, fair, and credible elections,” he said in a statement.

The leftist former president has inched ahead of his far-right incumbent after a nail-biting runoff election.

Mr Lula has vowed a return to state-driven economic growth and social policies that helped lift millions out of poverty when he governed Brazil from 2003 to 2010. Electoral authorities are bracing for him to dispute the outcome, sources told Reuters, including security preparations in case his supporters take to the streets. Former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, has won Brazil's bitterly-fought election on Sunday defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist leader and the end of the country's most right-wing government in decades.