Presidential in Brazil: negotiations have begun for the second round

A Bolsonarist voter celebrates the results of her candidate on election day in Brazil, October 2, 2022. AFP - CARL DE SOUZA

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After the results of the first round of presidential elections in Brazil, negotiations are already underway with a view to obtaining a majority on 30th October next.

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With our correspondent in São Paulo,

Alone, Lula and Bolsonaro won more than 90% of the vote.

This had never happened.

Far behind come 2 candidates who gathered 7%.

Lula began negotiations with centrist Simone Tebet, who won 4% of the vote, and with the Democratic Labor Party, Ciro Gomes' PDT, which only won 3%. 

The first said that she already had her choice, and that she would make it public in the coming days.

Same story with Ciro Gomes, who warned against the Bolsonarist peril.

It remains to be seen whether voters will follow their possible voting instructions.

For his part, Jair Bolsonaro will rely on the state governors who were elected in the first round, in particular in Rio and Minas Gerais, to try to make up for his delay of 5 points in the first round.

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It disappoints me, in a way that I never imagined that half the country could support a candidate who has shown several times that he is simply an absurd personality.

The mood among supporters on both sides

Sarah Cozzolino

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• Brazil

• Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

• Jair Bolsonaro