The right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his left-wing opponent Luis Inacio Lula da Silva will face off in a run-off on October 30, the Brazilian National Electoral Authority declared on Sunday.
A second round of voting will be held on October 30 since da Silva’s lead in the first round of the presidential election was less than what polls had predicted. Da Silva finished ahead of outgoing far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
On its website, the authority stated that after 97.
It was difficult for Bolsonaro to win the first round because Lula received 47.9% of the legal votes, compared to 43.7% for him, and just 3% of the votes were counted electronically.
In a poll released on the day of the election, renowned pollster Datafolha gave the former president 50% of the vote to Bolsonaro’s 36%, bringing the veteran leftist candidate within reach of a first-round triumph.
As his side hastened to celebrate the early results on Sunday, Bolsonaro scored a slim lead of five points over Lula. His son Eduardo, a lawmaker, tweeted: “Datafulha got it wrong again.”
At Lula’s campaign headquarters in So Paulo, prominent indigenous leader and congressional hopeful Sonia Guajajara stated, “Everyone is concerned about the early results. However, Bolsonaro receives the strongest support from the states where the count has progressed.
We’re going to change the result.
At the Brasilia presidential mansion, Bolsonaro and his close circle were keeping an eye on the results.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual CIBC Run for the Cure in Vancouver resumed on Sunday.
The event, which was held at Concord Community Park in downtown Vancouver, drew thousands of runners and walkers.
A group of 41 female firemen from throughout the province were among those running.
According to Jenn Dawkins, a Vancouver fireman, cancer survivor, and participant in the marathon, “Firefighters are at greater risk of developing cancer, simply from the carcinogens and the stuff we are exposed to in our employment.”
I am really happy that there will be 40 firefighters here on Sunday.
The group of firefighters is a part of Fire Service Women BC, a nonprofit with the mission of assisting women working in the fire service.
The aim of the event