The runoff election for the presidential election held once every four years in Brazil in South America began counting votes on the morning of the 31st of Japan time.
According to the poll just before the election, the left-wing ex-President Lula, who took the top spot in the first round of voting, is catching up with the right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro.
All votes were closed at 5:00 am on the 31st, Japan time, and the counting of votes began.
According to the latest poll, Bolsonaro, who had the highest number of votes in the first round, was trailing by 4 points, and the local media said it was a close race.
Mr. Lula, who led the leftist government for two terms and eight years from 2003, appealed his achievements in improving social security for the poor and drastically reducing the number of low-income earners during his presidency, and gained support mainly from the poor. are collecting.
On the other hand, right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has launched a series of economic measures, such as lowering fuel prices, and is gaining support from the wealthy and conservatives who value Christian values.
In Central and South America, there has been a series of shifts to left-leaning administrations that have kept a distance from the United States, and as the United States and the EU intensify their confrontational stance with Russia over Ukraine, will Brazil, the largest country in South America, continue to take the lead? Attracting public attention.
It is expected that a large number of people will be able to find out the run-off vote of the Brazilian presidential election on the morning of the 31st of Japan time.