More than 156 million citizens are headed to the polls for voting in the presidential election in Brazil. The current rightist president, Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are the two candidates that stand out among other candidates.

The election was left to the second round as no one came out with an absolute majority among the presidential candidates. According to the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court, 98.38% of the ballot boxes were opened. Workers’ Party candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won 48.08% of the votes, while the current president and Liberal Party candidate Jair Messias Bolsonaro came in second with 43.50% of the votes.

With these results, it became clear that the presidential election was left for the second round. The second round of the election, in which left-wing candidate Lula gained an advantage over Bolsonaro, will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2022.

The election increased the tension around Brazil. An election center was attacked by two armed attackers, leaving 2 cops injured. On the other hand, a man got arrested after growing hot and smashing a ballot box.