Brazil will get new president today: Second round of voting continues

Brazil will get new president today: Second round of voting continues, tough competition between Bolsonaro and Lula

Oct 30, 2022 - 20:59
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Brazil will get new president today: Second round of voting continues

The second round of presidential elections is underway in Brazil, the largest country in Latin America. The next president will be decided today. There is a tough fight between Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party and the Social Liberal Party and the current President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.
In the first round of voting held last month, da Silva got 48.4% while Bolsonaro got 43.23% of the vote. According to the Brazilian constitution, a candidate must secure at least 50% of the vote to win an election.
Bolsonaro, 67, has made it clear that his Conservative Social Liberal Party will win the election in any case. Recently, he said- I won the election in 2018. If there is no fraud this time, then he will win this election as well.
According to reports, Bolsonaro's defeat is being predicted. Bolsonaro has made it clear that if he loses the election, he will follow the path of former US President Donald Trump and will not accept the results. Due to this, the risk of violence has increased. Brazil with a population of 220 million has been transformed into a cantonment.
Despite orders not to carry weapons within 100 meters of polling stations, Bolsonaro supporters have been openly roaming around with weapons to threaten voters.
The current President of Brazil, Bolsonaro, is a supporter of easy gun licenses in the name of self-defence in Brazil. He says that with this the rising crime rate in Brazil can be controlled. Also, this will increase the sense of security among the people.
This time political hatred in Brazil increased so much that both Bolsonaro and Lula were seen campaigning wearing bulletproof jackets. Recently a Lula supporter was stabbed to death by a supporter of President Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro was even attacked during the campaign in the last election.
Actually, gang culture in Brazil is the reason for the high crime here. During elections, big political parties hire these gangs to spread violence and make voters in their favour. During the campaign for this election, more than 250 incidents of political violence took place. In these, more than 2000 people were also arrested.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer