The election in Brazil continues to focus on the progress of the vote count, after preliminary results showed a tie between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, both with 50% of the votes tallied.
According
to the image released during election coverage, the count had reached 47.24% of
the polling stations, reflecting an extremely close race between the two
candidates.
Today,
media outlets have released the results so far from the official count of last
Sunday's election, despite the irregular decision by an incompetent judge to
extend the polling stations' hours by two hours. Reports have already
circulated on social media that no voters appeared during this time, suggesting
that the votes for Lula were cast by his campaign staff.
The
results maintain uncertainty about the outcome of the day, as the vote count
continues and anticipation grows to learn who will lead the final tally.
The
race remains open, and every vote counts in an election that has Brazil on
edge, although Lula's victory was celebrated immediately after election day,
and threats against Bolsonaro supporters have also been publicly voiced.