Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been voting in the city of Rio de Janeiro since Sunday morning, dressed in green and yellow, declaring that he expected a victory in today’s presidential election, in which he seeks re-election.
“Expectation of victory, for the good of Brazil. We have had nothing but good news in recent days. God willing, we will be victorious this afternoon. Or rather, Brazil will be victorious this afternoon,” he told reporters outside Vila Militar . , in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro, where he voted.
The Brazilian president arrived on the scene and voted as soon as polling stations opened, around 8:00 AM local time (11:00 AM in Lisbon).
Re-election candidate, Jair Messias Bolsonaro (PL) votes for RJ today. #Eleicoes2022 pic.twitter.com/eFqbHZZ1kJ
– ib (@ibserie) October 30, 2022
After the vote, the candidate left Vila Militar and went to Galeão airport to receive the Flamengo football team, which defeated Athletico Paranaense in a match in Ecuador on Saturday and became the three-time champion of the Libertadores Cup.
Lula says Brazil will set the model of the country it wants
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voted for São Bernardo do Campo and said the people will decide this Sunday according to Brazil’s model they want.
“Today is perhaps the most important day of October of my life and I think it is a very important day for the Brazilian people because today the people will determine the model of Brazil they want, the model of the life they want “, he said. journalists after voting with Vice-President candidate Geraldo Alckmin, Workers’ Party (PT) candidate for the government of São Paulo Fernando Haddad, and elected federal deputy Marina Silva.
The PT candidate arrived in São Bernando do Campo at his polling station at around 9:00 am (about noon in Lisbon) and kissed the receipt after voting and repeated the gesture of the first round of the election.
The former president showed confidence and delivered a pacifying speech when he spoke, expressing his belief that voters will choose a project that defends democracy.
“People will live again with citizenship and all the decency that citizenship should have (…) I pray to God that it is a day of peace, a peaceful day for people to vote in peace and in the end we hope that we can respect the end result,” he said.
NOW: Candidate Lula enters the booth to vote #Eleicoes2022 pic.twitter.com/KE1hDe8oTz
– SHOCK (@choquei) October 30, 2022
Bolsonaro faces former Workers’ Party (PT) candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today in an election marked by political polarization and a lot of tension.
In the first round of the elections on October 2, Lula da Silva won with 48.4% of the vote, compared to 43% of the vote
Source: DN
