The first results of the second round of the elections in Brazil, with 0.12 percent of the votes counted, gave victory to Lula da Silva with 57.3 percent of the votes, compared to 42.7 percent. of Bolsonaro. However, shortly after, with five percent of the sections accounted for, Bolsonaro leads with 53.23 percent, compared to 46.77 percent for Lula.
The first published data refer to the South and Southeast regions, according to information from the Superior Electoral Court after the first round, which ensures that the transmission of the results, collected in the electronic voting machines, is faster in those areas.
Only then do the votes of the Midwest begin to be counted and, finally, the votes of the states of the Northeast and North regions, areas that are strongholds of the Workers’ Party (PT, left), of the candidate Lula da Silva.
In the first round, Jair Bolsonaro started with more votes than Lula da Silva and only when three-quarters of the electoral colleges were counted did the leftist candidate go on to lead the count.
The polls closed today at 5:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. in Lisbon) in Brazil.
In Brazil, voting can continue at polling stations where there are still people queuing to vote after closing time.
Source: TSF
