Brazil's Lula Seeks to Rally Nonvoters Ahead of Presidential Runoff
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The president Lula (PT) made this Monday, 12, a new call to participate in the second round, this time directed especially to voters who did not attend the first vote. In video published in the X, the president reinforced that those who abstained, lost the time or decided not to vote in the first round can attend the polls in...
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Ana Paula Costa, commentator of CNN Portugal, analyzes the results of the first round of elections in Brazil.</p>
Brazilian President Lula da Silva appealed to voters who did not cast their ballots in the first round to vote again ahead of the second round scheduled for October 25. Approximately 33.4 million voters did not vote in the first round, with abstention reaching 21.08 percent, the highest level since 1998.
Brazil's Lula seeks to rally nonvoters ahead of presidential runoff
SAO PAULO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday urged his supporters to reach out to voters who abstained from the Oct. 4 first-round election as he seeks reelection in the presidential runoff scheduled for Oct. 25. "We have an obligation to talk to people who think they no longer have the right to vote," Lula told a rally in Sao Paulo, calling on supporters to encourage th
The 33.4 million Brazilians who did not vote in the first round will hardly be the exit for Lula (PT) to reverse the advantage of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) in the presidential dispute. The evaluation is by Murilo Hidalgo, president of the institute Paraná Pesquisas, one of the most respected and experienced professionals in the sector.
Journalist Lenny Leone, on the "Diary of Power" portal: "The first round ended with an information that should draw the attention of any candidate who has arrived at the second round: 33.4 million voters did not go to the polls. The abstention was 21.88% of the 158.7 million eligible voters. It is the second highest percentage recorded in a first round of general election, after only 21.49% of 1998. In 2022, there were 20.95%. The TSE has alread…
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