Brazilian presidential and general elections 2022 (1st round: October 2nd, 2nd round: October 30th)

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F**k Bolsonaro 'till infinity.

When I was younger (during the Lula years) I was actually fond of Brazil. But in more recent years, learning about the dark past of Brazilian history (especially towards Black Brazilians), the violence and widespread corruption, and leaders like Bolsonaro have turned me off from the country.

Beautiful country (nature & culture wise) but yeah................

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I mean, try not to forget that it's also still the country of all those people who were oppressed too, however. They have just as much right to lay ownership to their beautiful homeland as all the filthy POS who committed such atrocities.

Yeah, I know.

If dark past and clean history is also criteria, not many places really pass on that test lol

Didn't say that many did. But Brazil still has a very dark PRESENT.

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Porto city, Portugal, results:

8,703 Lula
4,310 Bolsonaro

https://twitter.com/vicentenunes/status/1576640766926999552

Nothing from Faro yet, and Lisbon's polls are about to close in 20 minutes.

These are from mail-in ballots? Or what?

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These are from mail-in ballots? Or what?

Election day votes from Porto's election precincts. Around 30,000 voters were registered.

Really? From/In Portugal? That's allowed?

I didn't know that. Interesting.

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I wish Jair Bolsonaro nothing but pain and misery.

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Well, I'm not surprised that Bolsonaro has overperformed the polls. It's Brazil after all.

The Bolsonaro Cult is strong.

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I've seen some tweets from Brazilian Lula supporters and a lot of them are very disappointed over these  1st round results. They feel that Bolsonaro should have been trounced like the polls suggested (and because Bolsonaro is evil).

Honestly, I don't blame them. I don't trust that Lula will win in the 2nd round (until the results are official and there's no legitimate coup attempt by Bolsonaro). I'm not putting my confidence in Brazilian voters in 2022. Sorry.

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Recent Brazilian politics is only very superficially similar to recent American politics.

Politically, socially and culturally, the average Brazilian person and voter is much more right-wing/conservative than the average American person and voter. Brazil is a right-wing country overall. America is not a right-wing country overall.

To me, Lula winning the runoff doesn't even mean much at this point. Brazil's Congress is firmly in the grip of the right. Bolsonarismo is dominant in Brazil. Just sad.

But I'm not surprised. Brazil is gonna Brazil.

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Bolsonaro will win.

Brazil is such a sad country.

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Well, I wrong in saying that Bolsonaro would win. Congrats to Lula.

However, these results aren't "exciting", IMO. A 50/50 election and Brazil's National Congress is firmly in the grip of Bolsonaro-acolytes.

At least, the destruction of the Amazon is temporarily suspended for a few years.

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no its not suspended for a few years.

Well, then this election is essentially meaningless.