The president of the PSD greeted the Brazilian people on Monday for their participation in Sunday’s elections and wished that the second round “take place in a climate of civic mobilization and democratic peace,” without referring directly to the results.
I salute the Brazilian people, and in particular the community residing in Portugal, for their participation in yesterday’s elections. At this stage, I want the 2nd round to take place in a climate of civic mobilization and democratic peace,” wrote Luís Montenegro, in a post on the social network Twitter.
Brazilians in Portugal give victory to Lula da Silva
According to official data, Lula da Silva obtained 48.4% of votes in the first round while Jair Bolsonaro, the current president, had 43.2%when they are counted 99% of the electoral colleges.
With these results, a second round will be necessary, scheduled for 30th of October.
PS welcomes Lula’s victory and hopes that Brazilians reject authoritarian drifts
More than 156 million Brazilian voters were called to the polling stations on Sunday until 17:00 GMT (21:00 GMT), in the 577,125 electronic voting machines scattered by 5,570 cities from the country
11 candidates ran for the Brazilian presidential elections: Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Ciro Gomes, Simone Tebet, Luís Felipe D’Ávila, Soraya Tronicke, Eymael, Padre Kelmon, Leonardo Pericles, Sofia Manzano and Vera Lúcia.
Source: Observadora
