After an intense and violent electoral campaign, characterized by insults between the two main candidates for victory, the moment of truth has arrived to Brazil. The ballot box will decide, unless Jair Bolsonaro refuses to recognize the results, whether the left will return to power under the hand of former president Lula da Silva or whether the current president will remain in office for another four years.
"Today is the day of democracy"
At press time, the two main candidates had already cast their votes without incident. Lula wanted to upload the moment to social media with a photo of his official photographer, Ricardo Stuckert. Under the phrase "today is the day of democracy," the former president uploaded a photo of himself kissing the ballot before voting in Sao Paulo.
Hoje é dia da democracia.
📸: @ricardostuckert pic.twitter.com/nj2RQaSQI7
— Lula 13 (@LulaOficial) October 2, 2022
Bolsonaro reiterated from Rio de Janeiro, where he exercised his right to vote, his doubts about the fairness of the election results. The President stated: "With clean elections, may the best man win, without any problem."
Presidente Jair Bolsonaro, candidato à reeleição pelo PL, vota no Rio de Janeiro (RJ). #ConexãoGloboNews especial Eleições 2022
➡ Assista na #GloboNews: https://t.co/bFwcwLpLU9 pic.twitter.com/YQy7EKUd2O— GloboNews (@GloboNews) October 2, 2022
Trump's support for Bolsonaro
The current president wanted to share the support from former U.S. President Donald Trump in a video posted in the last few hours, as well as that of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
- Obrigado, meu amigo Trump! Graças ao apoio do povo brasileiro e de nossa determinação em lutar pelos interesses do Brasil, hoje somos respeitados no mundo todo e contamos com o apoio de nações livres e prósperas e não mais de ditaduras socialistas, como no passado. pic.twitter.com/p4gcAcSiIU
— Jair M. Bolsonaro 2️⃣2️⃣ (@jairbolsonaro) October 2, 2022
At the moment, there is fear of politically motivated assaults and voting incidents among the majority of citizens, according to surveys. No wonder. Several people have been killed for their ideology by people from the other side. Fights and aggressions have been on the agenda among supporters of both candidates.
