Brazil is in the middle of electing a new president. On October 8th, Brazilians went to the ballots to place their vote for their next president. Some Brazilians are claiming that they are voting for the candidate they believe is the 'least worst' because they do not want to see the Worker's Party to take control or they do not want a far-right candidate in power, creating a lot of tension. Since Brazil's voting system is a run-off, a candidate must receive 50% of the vote to win. If 50% is not meet, then the two with the highest vote will go on to a second round (which will take place October 28th). The two candidates that will go on to the second round of voting is Jair Bolsonaro, who got 46% of the votes during the first round, and Fernando Haddad, who received 26% of the votes.
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45780176
Abby Widd
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